I can see why Casey Affleck, Jessica Alba and Kate Hudson would be attracted to a super-intense, dark Michael Winterbottom movie (for me, the attraction would be hanging out with Ned Beatty, but then, I'm weird):
But I also hope people don't forget that Affleck is funny. I'd hate to see him disappear and just play twisted dudes all the time. His and Scott Caan's subplot organizing Mexican factory workers in Ocean's 13 could have been weird and awkward and instead was quite well-balanced.