Synopsis
A single mother and her slacker sister find an unexpected way to turn their lives around in the off-beat dramatic comedy. In order to raise the tuition to send her young son to private school the mom starts an unusual business – a biohazard removal/crime scene clean-up service.
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Cast
- Amy AdamsRose Lorkowski
- Emily BluntNorah Lorkowski
- Steve ZahnMac
- Alan ArkinJoe Lorkowski
- Clifton Collins Jr.Winston
- Eric Christian OlsenRandy
- Kevin ChapmanCarl Swanson
- Jason SpevackOscar Lorkowski
- Mary Lynn RajskubLynn
- Paul DooleySherm
Recommendations
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Los Angeles Times
A smartly done morality tale that couldn't be more in sync with these troubled times. - 75
Rolling Stone
This funny and touching movie depends on two can-do actresses to scrub past the biohazard of noxious clichés that threaten to intrude. Adams and Blunt get the job done. - 70
The Hollywood Reporter
Amy Adams and Emily Blunt are two highly attractive, naturally funny actresses on the cusp of stardom so their pairing here as two lost souls is genius. - 70
New York Daily News
Though this well-observed, wry drama is determined to be quirky, its most endearing quality, like that of its heroines, is a willingness to wallow in foul moods and come out the other side. - 70
Slate
Alan Arkin virtually reprises his Oscar-winning role from "Little Miss Sunshine." - 67
Entertainment Weekly
This peachcolored comedy about a wacky family who shove their sadness into a bulging closet is being marketed as ''from the producers of Little Miss Sunshine'' All that's missing from the formula is a Volkswagen Microbus. - 63
Premiere
This is definitely one to make you feel good all over. - 58
The A.V. Club
There is a time and a place for scruffy independent also-rans like this, and that time and place is the 2 a.m. slot on IFC.
