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Very very predictable, including the post credit scene !!!

This story has more twists and turns than a second-rate soap opera.

It is an exhilarating, distressing, funny and profound film, with one of the more memorable film scores in years,

The story, direction, characters, and writing/dialogue is akin to taking a tranquilizer shot to the neck, but everything else was so well done.

In Indianapolis, Douglas Lloyd 'Doug' Riley (James Gandolfini) and Lois Riley (Melissa Leo) are a estranged couple married for almost thirty years that grieves the loss of their fifteen year-old daughter Emily. Doug is a well succeeded businessman in plumbing business that likes to play poker every Thursday with his friend and to meet his mistress, the waitress Vivian (Eisa Davis), after the game. Lois is agoraphobic, takes many pills and does not have sex with Doug. When Vivian unexpectedly has a heart attack and dies, Doug goes to the cemetery and finds a tombstone that Lois has ordered with her and his names. This is the last straw in their relationship and Doug travels to a plumbing conference in New Orleans feeling lost. Doug is wandering on the streets and stumbles with a nightclub. The young stripper and prostitute Mallory (Kristen Stewart) invites Doug to a private lap dance and when he see his acquaintances from the conference in the nightclub, he accepts her invitation to hide from them but he does not have sex with the teenager. There is an incident but then he takes Mallory home and decides to stay in her derelict house to help her. Doug calls Lois and tells to her that he would stay in New Orleans for a while. Lois decides to drive to New Orleans in Doug's car and he introduces her to Mallory, whose real name is Allison. The couple projects Emily in Allison, but is there still hope or is it too late for Allison and themselves? "Welcome to the Rileys" is a family drama supported by the magnificent Kristen Stewart, James Gandolfini and Melissa Leo. Kristen Stewart is an actress that seems to be tailored to indie movies. The screenplay discloses the past events that have separated Doug and Lois to the viewer piece by piece. The story could have been of second chance in life and redemption, but the writer Ken Hixon chooses a more realistic conclusion but leaving some hope. My vote is seven.Title (Brazil): "Corações Perdidos" ("Lost Hearts")

I'm really mad for those who gave me good recommendations about this film. It's bad in many aspects. For instance, it sounds inaccurate to portray a stripper who works also as a hooker; the story should allow spectator to notice that being a stripper doesn't necessarily mean you're also a hooker. Also, Mr. Riley felt unhappy for some reason, and he decides he wants to talk to someone. Where does he go to? To a psychologist, maybe? To a friend's house, who knows? NO! He goes to a strip club! Of course, you need to talk to somebody and you go meet a stripper, because that's what they're paid for! For some odd reason, she tries to hook up with him a few times, and he doesn't accept because... er, I don't really remember. The fact is that Mr. Riley assumed he cheated on his wife with at least two different girls, and when he goes to a strip club, he decides not to? That doesn't sound particularly plausible. And when Mr. Doug calls his wife to tell her he's temporarily moving out... She realizes he's cheating on her, and what does she do? She says "I know I've been... (a bad wife maybe)?", practically forgiving him to be cheating on her, because it was her fault. I mean, come on! Until the point I paid any attention-- I turned it off around the first hour--, we had no clue why Doug was so unfaithful with his wife. The plot was boring, implausible, slow-paced and without any perspective. Directing was just lifeless. I'm only giving it 3 stars in respect of the actors involved in this, since they weren't that bad. Weak movie, no wonder why it flopped!

A well made film with some interesting performances, chiefly coming from James Gandolfini as Douglas Lloyd 'Doug' Riley, Kristen Stewart as Allison alias Mallory and Melissa Leo as Lois Riley. All three did a really good job with a script that I did find a little predictable. Kristen Stewart, probably wanting to do something very different to that other part she's famous for, did a decent job, although some of it did look a little forced. I have always rated her as an actress but with this I felt she didn't make me believe in the character. I thought Melissa Leo did a great job as Lois, I really felt for her when relating the story of how her daughter died. James Gandolfini was excellent as Doug; he was plays this kind of part really well.A quite slow paced film which may put some people off, I did find the opening third quite hard to get through. After that it did pick up and I could see some nice 'Scott family touches' beginning to appear. With a better script I could see this becoming a bit of a hit, however, it did fail to hit the mark (for me), despite the best efforts of cast and crew. A touching drama with some good performances and some nice touches here and there. Not quite enough to earn my recommendation but still maybe worth a look.My Score 6.4/10IMDb Score: 7.0/10 (based on 10,400 votes at the time of going to press).MetaScore: 50/100: (Based on 29 critic reviews provided by Metacritic.com at the time of going to press).Rotten Tomatoes 'Tomatometer' Score: 54/100 (based on 76 reviews counted at the time of going to press).Rotten Tomatoes 'Audience' Score: 59/100 'Liked It' (based on 16,270 user ratings counted at the time of going to press).You can find an expanded version of this review on my blog: Thoughts of a SteelMonster.

Welcome To The Rileys premiered at Sundance in early 2010 and received a worthy amount of recognition. The film also received a little bit of notice from the press because of its young star, Kristen Stewart from the Twilight franchise but believe me, this isn't a fantasy or love story. What I loved about this film from the very beginning is that there was something unsettling about it, when you first hear the piano theme that runs throughout the film, it immediately made an impression on me. Also, the first shot of Doug (played by James Gandolfini) smoking a cigarette, it's a very tight close up that for reasons which I can't put into words, made me feel like I was in for a different experience. The style of the film through my eyes sort of feels like a dark horror film or maybe a film noir.Of course, I was surprised by this because I knew what the story was about but I was still surprised and stunned at how gritty this film is. The story sort of sounds like something that we have seen a lot in movies from the past but it's handled in a way that is completely different and it even stands out on its own. I won't give away character or story details but on the surface, this may seem like a predictable movie but watch the characters more and see how they think or feel, it's truly impressive.I will comment on the performances before I end this review, James Gandolfini gives a very mature adult performance that amazed me. I actually have never seen much of his other work but I'm curious to see more of his acting credits. Melissa Leo is heartfelt and sensitive, I really connected with it. She really plays the mother role to perfection. Lastly, there is Kristen Stewart who I am a big defender of. Some accuse her of being flat and emotionless in her films but the more I watch her work, I see that what makes her work stand out is that she is real. Never overacting or trying to play the heavily emotional scenes that someone like Meryl Streep would. That's what I like about her, it's like your viewing a real person in life. All of the actors in the film do this very well and to see them work together is something special.Either you will be amazed or disappointed with it and while the story is simple and the film does have a lot of heart and compassion, you feel a sense of gloom, melancholy or dread when you watch it. If you enjoy films like Badlands, Ghost World or Fargo then I highly recommend it.