A lot of Oscar winners and nominees in this, but the acting wasn't anything to write home about, just serviceable. Lucas Hedges was in every scene, and he carried the movie, and stood out the best. Nicole Kidman had one scene that she shone in. The advertising gave more of a role to Troye Sivan than he really did.
Joel Edgerton as the director, writer, and co-star in it was very good, as well. He didn't come across as particularly smarmy, as would be expected in a typical movie like this, and there were no real bad guys.