I am so glad you agree. I think it should be on that list too -- Judi Dench's performance is terrifying and mesmerizing..........

I thought Cate Blanchett and Bill Nighy were terrific too (not to mention the actor who played the boy whose name escapes me). I particularly liked the scene where Nighy is confronting Blanchette about the affair and keeps asking - WHY. Her response was -- I just wanted him! To which Nighy responded -- don't you think we all see people everyday 'we just want' -- but we DON"T DO IT.....his confusion and unhappiness were so well portrayed.   He's very underrated -- it is good to see him getting so much more attention and he is darn funny in Piates 2 and 3.