I don't know why, but I expected more from this movie; maybe because Sally Kirkland is in it. The storyline was incredibly predictable. One could argue that in movies like this, the arc/story is always predictable and it is the journey that is to be watched. Well, the journey was terrible also. The acting, well, talking in front of a camera was just plain bad. Sally acted stilted, which I get when she is with her "grandson", but she acted stilted with her friends and neighbors. Grandson? I think he was an extra on "Intolerance", that's how old he looked. The actors who played doctors, the social workers, the nurses should have realized they were in a movie and not the set of "Days of our Lives", because they were awkward, at best and over emoted at worst. Big difference between the small screen and the big screen.
I must admit Shoshana Bush was decent, but she was hampered by, yes I'll say it again, poorly written dialog. Her weepy speech towards the end, is so darn dated, I've "heard" it in silent movies.
Spoiler alert: If you use the move to Colorado in your tagline and as a shock for the boy, why show none of it? Memo to the director/writer/editor- using the tried and true,African-American friend to explain the family history is like Star Trek using the red uniform. It is a lazy plot device to help you out of a jam.
If you like poorly acted, incredibly predictable, poorly edited movies, this is the one for you.
I must admit Shoshana Bush was decent, but she was hampered by, yes I'll say it again, poorly written dialog. Her weepy speech towards the end, is so darn dated, I've "heard" it in silent movies.
Spoiler alert: If you use the move to Colorado in your tagline and as a shock for the boy, why show none of it? Memo to the director/writer/editor- using the tried and true,African-American friend to explain the family history is like Star Trek using the red uniform. It is a lazy plot device to help you out of a jam.
If you like poorly acted, incredibly predictable, poorly edited movies, this is the one for you.