The Whole Wide World (2003)

This could have been a brilliant bio-pic. Vincent D'Onofrio as the enigmatic Robert E. Howard and Renee Zellwegger as the school teacher Novalyne Price who befriends him, are well enough cast. But, I felt like I was watching a Hallmark movie of the week. That is not a good thing.
The first time Novalyne goes to Robert's house, there is a continuity snafu. From there it was all downhill. Novalyne goes into the house in early afternoon, stays for a few minutes before Robert offers to driver her around so they can talk. But, when they go back outside and its full dark. Also, in one scene Robert has five o'clock shadow and then the next the same evening, he is clean shaven.
D'Onofrio delivers most of his lines yelling or louder. That was a bit annoying. I have no idea about Howard's life story, but I hope he was more complex than portrayed in this movie.
Oddly, Zellwegger didn't get on my nerves so much, but only because D'Onofrio is annoying enough for both of them.
If you can avoid it, don't watch this movie.