All the while, Villeneuve's cast — which boasts solid supporting turns by Forest Whitaker and Michael Stuhlbarg — strives for tension and
poignance through strained discussions about the importance of language to perspective.
Together, she and Seyfried give the movie its best sequence, a nicely intimate rendition of «Slipping
Through My Fingers» that adds a bittersweet
poignance to Sophie's wedding morning.