One of the most unlikely movie stars of the past five decades, Sigourney Weaver is a guaranteed draw for many simply because of that. Along with Glenn, Meryl, Jessica and Kathleen (Turner), she represented the new star era of the 80's, perhaps the last decade to turn out so many new stars that are close to those from the golden age. Definitely not one to shy away from taking chances, she's commanding even when the script is filled with flaws, and this one has many that her presence alone is able to at least temporarily hide.
I guess you have to assume that she turned around for a quick second in a Central Park playground when her daughter disappeared without a trace. She's in a state of depression for 16 years and back in New York has to face the past, barely involved in the new marriage of her now grown son and going into work in zombie mode, doing her job obviously well, but in a state of tunnel vision every time she's in a crowd, except when she happens to pass a playground, getting into trouble for being too friendly with other children with their moms in sight.
Along comes Kate Bosworth, the Eve Harringtion to Sigourney's Margo, weirdly coming into her life when Weaver saves her from being arrested for shoplifting. She gives her money to catch a bus home, then finds her drinking in a bar. More encounters follow with Weaver hoping against hope that this con-artist could be her long lost daughter. I found the premise remarkably absurd even though I found Weaver to be fantastic even if there was a ton of inconsistency in the script in making her actions all believable. But it's a bad car accident that I couldn't help but stop to watch, even though I didn't like Bosworth at all. Only the other ladies I mention above could do equal justice and not make me turn it off. Weaver is magical in having made me stick with it.
I guess you have to assume that she turned around for a quick second in a Central Park playground when her daughter disappeared without a trace. She's in a state of depression for 16 years and back in New York has to face the past, barely involved in the new marriage of her now grown son and going into work in zombie mode, doing her job obviously well, but in a state of tunnel vision every time she's in a crowd, except when she happens to pass a playground, getting into trouble for being too friendly with other children with their moms in sight.
Along comes Kate Bosworth, the Eve Harringtion to Sigourney's Margo, weirdly coming into her life when Weaver saves her from being arrested for shoplifting. She gives her money to catch a bus home, then finds her drinking in a bar. More encounters follow with Weaver hoping against hope that this con-artist could be her long lost daughter. I found the premise remarkably absurd even though I found Weaver to be fantastic even if there was a ton of inconsistency in the script in making her actions all believable. But it's a bad car accident that I couldn't help but stop to watch, even though I didn't like Bosworth at all. Only the other ladies I mention above could do equal justice and not make me turn it off. Weaver is magical in having made me stick with it.