Big Little Lies (2017)

A single mother (Shailene Woodley) and her son (Iain Armitage), whose birth was the result of a rape, move to Monterey, California to start a new life. She quickly becomes friends with two other mothers, who have their own problems: an abused wife (Nicole Kidman) and a wife (Reese Witherspoon) on a second marriage who has difficulty with her ex (James Tupper) and his new wife (Zoe Kravitz). Based on the novel by Liane Moriarty (the Australian setting has been moved to coastal California) and directed by Jean Marc Vallee (DALLAS BUYERS CLUB). This juicy heated seven hour mini series is both gripping and humorous and as irresistible as potato chips. We know a death (possibly a murder) has occurred from the very beginning and it's compulsive watching till all is revealed at the very end. Featuring terrific performances by its five lead actresses (Laura Dern as a charged up working mother is the fifth), the mini series boils over with tension (Monterey is a nasty place to live if this film is to be believed) as the community takes sides and goes to battle over such incidents as a controversial community theatre production and child bullying. Everyone seems two faced as they coo when they greet each other but gossip behind their backs. With Alexander Skarsgard, Adam Scott and Robin Weigert.