Nice enough film. It's a bit slow and while Nola's trials were quite interesting they were hardly riveting. I had the feeling while watching, that a story of a teenage girl (age unspecified) travelling alone might take a dark turn. But fortunately for her, no one tried to take advantage of her vulnerability. I was never quite sure which way the film was going to go. Was there a bigger story lying underneath? - The father and daughter - was that legit? Why were they always moving and what had happend with her mother. Did she really abandon her or was she taken from her. But there was no sinister underlying story. The film is as much about the characters she meets on her journey. The kindly and zealous christian mother, the abused indian daughter, the weary garage owner and her own cold non-maternal mother. Some touching scenes but as I said hardly riveting.
