This film gives us the unique opportunity to examine mental illness from the inside looking OUT. When we experience what our heroine does, we can (sort of) see why she behaves the way she does. Her journey to confront her demons in her hometown doesn't seem to make things any better.
We see:
- Heather Wahlquist ("Alpha Dog") as Mary, a lovely substitute teacher in Los Angeles, whose drug habits are soon obvious. She makes poor choices and has to suffer the consequences. But she very much enjoys the company of her four children.
- Gena Rowlands ("The Notebook") is Mary's grandmother Mimi, in furious denial about how her son treated his daughters. Yes, Ms. Rowlands is our director's mother...
- David Morse ("The Hurt Locker") is Mary's psychologist...or is he her father? Hmmm....
- Sienna Miller ("Alfie" 2004) is Xamme, who may or may not be suffering from Tourette's.
- Lucy Punch ("Bad Teacher") plays Mary's sister Amanda, who shared a traumatic childhood with her.
- Melanie Griffith (Lots of TV) is Patsy, the wife who was stubbornly blind to her husband's behavior with their daughters. But she loves her daughter a lot and is certain that Jesus can fix it all.
- Ray Liotta ("The Details") has almost a cameo right near the end.
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U-Tube is the best I can do:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_mHo6Gx5G0
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U-Tube is the best I can do:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p_mHo6Gx5G0
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