A pretty sick twisted story of a boy caught in a family of alcohol abuse, drugs and mental illness AND it's a comedy! It is hard to watch in spots knowing that it is apparently true. Ultimately it is a story of survival. The director said after the screening I saw that the guy who wrote the autobiographical book on which the movie was based did not want the characters demonized... so even a pedophile looks like an OK kind of guy.
Annette Bening may get some recognition for the role. She is totally un-retouched with no makeup and plays the part as someone who makes bad decisions not as a crazy woman...although she is spinning out of control. Can anyone tell me why Gwyneth Paltrow takes small weird parts like this? Her career is chock full of throwaway parts.
Annette Bening may get some recognition for the role. She is totally un-retouched with no makeup and plays the part as someone who makes bad decisions not as a crazy woman...although she is spinning out of control. Can anyone tell me why Gwyneth Paltrow takes small weird parts like this? Her career is chock full of throwaway parts.