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Plot:
Difficult tale of poor, struggling South Carolinian mother & daughter, who each face painful choices with their resolve and pride. Bone (Malone), the eldest daughter, and Anney (Leigh) her tired mothe...( read more 
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MCT:May 11, 2008
Anjelica Huston is the director and this is her first attempt at directing a feature length movie. The results are stunning. It is altogether a flawless movie, with an excellent script based on the Dorothy Allison novel. Ron Eldard is excellent in his depiction Glen, expertly capturing the character's pathetic childishness behind those icy blue eyes. Eldard often seems to play characters with a dark side and this role plays to his strengths, even if his southern accent slips from time to time. His scenes of violence with Bone are harrowing to watch and you can't help but feel uncomfortable, given the age of Jena Malone at the time. Special mention must go to Jena Malone for her sophisticated, passionate portrayal of Anney's young daughter, 'Bone'. Bone carries the weight of her mother's world on her shoulders. This is her first major role to speak of and she carries the movie effortlessly.
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MCT:April 12, 2008
I watched this one time and can't watch it again....just because it was so heartbreaking it is a good movie....it's about a little girl who's mother takes in an a busive man for a boyfriend...and he end ups abusing her older daughter.
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MCT:December 19, 2007Very disturbing. Hard to watch. But makes such an impact on the heart. Definitely not a movie most people would want to see. But, also a good view of what life is really like for some.
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MCT:November 3, 2007This movie kept me at the edge of my seat... I get into certain movies for it's story and theme, and this is one of them. Anjelica Huston refrained from censoring anything about this movie.. which shows the true horror of incest and violence.. The only thing that bothered me a little about this film is that it could have been done in a more creative way.
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MCT:October 30, 2007
There's some wonderful acting here. This movie focuses on a girl's painful childhood sexual abuse by her stepfather, about which the mother is in serious denial. Jennifer Jason Leigh again knows how to portray insecure desparation. A very young Jena Malone scarily performs so bravely in these very violent, physical scenes. I love this movie, but my heart can't take watching it ever again.
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