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Blair Brown, Campbell Scott, Dominic Scott Kay, John Lafayette, Kevin Bacon
Inspired by Victoria Redel's novel, this drama offers a glimpse into the insular world of Emily (Kyra Sedgwick), a woman so neglected by her own parents that when she finally has her own child, whom s...( read more
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Id: 10893764
Simply brilliant! From-the-heart, honest and tragic. Grabs your heart and doesn't let it go, throws you in the deepest end of the ocean and doesn't allow you to breathe.
Kevin Bacon's directing skills are equal to his acting ones and Kyra Sedgwick (whom I have reasons to doubt ...( read more)
This is a complex and nuanced story about a single mother's obsessive love for her only child. The story explores the psychology of this obsession and the sometimes sublime, sometimes tragic effects it has on the lives of both mother and son. The acting is superb and the characte...( read more)
This is nowhere near as silly as it looks or sounds. Rather sociological!
I'm thinking about writing a book for young adults called "If You Give an Actor a Script and Camera...He'll Beg His Actor Friends and Wife to Do Him a Favor and Create a Pointless, Indulgent Mess." Do you think I've got a shot at literary success? I swear it would take less time...( read more)
good & real about some mothers' smothering care... sometimes Moms need to release kids for their growth & development...
I so badly wanted to strangle that woman throughout the whole movie! Gosh, so much hate I can show just because of a movie. At least at the end the poor boy didn't have to live with that horrible woman. This movie gets stars only because I got so dedicated to it... nothing else!
At first, it looked promising. Then it got dumb. It gave me a good idea for a screenplay, though.
