Rex,
I'm not surprised about the science. I mean, all those trees and shrubs still blooming at the end, everything looking so lovely. Wrong in my book.
I just didn't get the Assante love and yes, it was just like a dreadful Lifetime movie or awful rom-com at the end.
As for another remake, the whole thing rises and falls on the strength of the casting. The science should just be a tissue paper surrounding for an intimate drama about the issues between a small group of people. The young couple needs to devastate us when they kill themselves and their baby (and it should be a baby, not a young child). We need to care about Dwight and his choice at the end, and we need to feel for Moira, who can't win no matter what she does. This should be an ensemble drama to really tug at our heartstrings. If it is properly cast, we won't care about the 'science' IMHO.