Synopsis
The death of the Kimbrough family matriarch affects the three male survivors of the clan. Widower Easy tries to reconnect with his old flame, Marg. Eldest son and struggling musician Guy moves back to town, feeling guilty that he missed the funeral. His brother, Beagle, who was his mother's caretaker, falls for Marg's granddaughter, Georgia, a chronically ill girl who fears her time is growing short.
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Cast
- Kristen StewartGeorgia Kaminski
- Aaron StanfordBeagle
- Bruce DernEasy
- Elizabeth AshleyMarg
- Jayce BartokGuy
- Miriam ShorStephanie
- Talia BalsamViolet Kaminski
- Tom CavanaghLloyd
- Melissa LeoCeci Kimbrough
- Jesse L. MartinJudd
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
Masterson, like many actors, is an assured director even in her debut; working with her brother Pete as cinematographer, she creates a spell and a tenderness and pushes exactly as far as this story should go. - 75
New York Post
With so much junk cluttering movie houses, it is a shame that it took two years for this sweet, intelligent drama to get a release before heading for DVD. - 75
Chicago Tribune
In her first feature film, Masterson creates a slice of life that is very believable (especially if you've ever seen "The Jerry Springer Show") and often endearing. - 70
Variety
A vibrant, unpretentious small-town tale. - 60
The Hollywood Reporter
The story is certainly predictable, but it contains just enough conflict and drama to engage the viewer. - 60
Village Voice
There's no kind of wonderful in Mary Stuart Masterson's directorial debut, yet however slight her ensemble drama--about two distressed families in the Rockwellian framings of time-forgotten rural America--maybe, it's at least convincing in its genuine sweetness. - 60
The New York Times
Superior acting elevates a small, overcrowded ensemble piece set in rural upstate New York into something a little deeper and truer than the mawkish disease-of-the-week movie it threatens to become. - 60
New York Daily News
This is not, frankly, a movie you'll remember long after you see it. But it has just enough moments of genuine intimacy to indicate that Masterson ought to give directing another try.
