Over the next ten years, we encounter:
- Jessica Chastain (Winner of 2008 Golden Space Needle for Best Actress, SIFF) as our eponymous heroine. This actress ages from age 15 to 25 and plays everything from a high school student to a pole dancer in a strip joint; from a Tulsa housewife to a glamorous redhead kept by a Vegas kingpin. This is a dream role for any actress and Chastain is amazing.
- Zeb Newman (lots of TV) is her gawky first husband; he is the frying pan...
- Dermot Mulroney ("The Wedding Date") is Uncle Phil; he is the fire (see above).
- Frances Fisher (Lots of TV) works in a mental hospital (don't ask!).
- Rupert Friend ("Pride and Prejudice" - 2005) is another husband, a randy musician with a tattoo parlor.
- Chazz Palminteri ("Modern Family") lives in a Las Vegas pent- house.
- Michael Vartan ("Rogue") is her wealthy Tulsa husband. He doesn't want to know a thing about her past....until he does....
This review was first posted 11/5/10 and I've been following Jessica Chastain's career ever since. She's phenominal.