The premise of James C. Strouse's directorial debut Grace is Gone is resoundingly sad. John Cusack, with a bad haircut and ill-fitting aviator glasses, learns that his wife, a solider in Iraq, has been killed. He's left alone with the difficult task of raising two daughters, but the overwhelmed father finds himself unable to tell his girls the news. Instead, he takes them on a road trip. Grace is Gone opens today. Read Marcy's review.