I've seen this a couple times over the years now and I always really enjoy it even if it is a bit on the melodramatic side. Susan Sarandon and Natalie Portman are fantastic and I think that's what makes it so watchable as nothing much (really) happens plot wise, its just more of a character study.
Susan Sarandon is 'Adel,' a flighty, dreamer of a woman who leaves her small town behind and moves to Beverly Hills with her teenage daughter in the hopes of... more. 'Ann'(Natalie Portman) resents both her mother and the move and they spend most of the 4 year time span covered in the movie arguing and in a role reversal as Ann is the responsible one in the mother/daughter relationship. 04.27.14
Susan Sarandon is 'Adel,' a flighty, dreamer of a woman who leaves her small town behind and moves to Beverly Hills with her teenage daughter in the hopes of... more. 'Ann'(Natalie Portman) resents both her mother and the move and they spend most of the 4 year time span covered in the movie arguing and in a role reversal as Ann is the responsible one in the mother/daughter relationship. 04.27.14