A teenager journeys through a series of foster homes after her mother goes to prison for committing a crime of passion. (IMDb)
Stellar acting and an ample serving of interesting characters sets this film up for success, with Pfieffer’s terrifyingly headstrong Ingrid and her wandering adolescent daughter Astrid (Lohman) at the forefront. Intense dialogue, poetic voiceover narration, and artistic visual montages showcase Astrid’s tragic journeys to and from three foster homes and visiting her mother in jail. You’re left wanting more from each compelling but brief chapter, but the drama remains delicious if not filling.
8/10 (Great)
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I think Michelle Pfeiffer’s Ingrid is one of her most powerful performances. Her eyes, which are normally a dazzling blue, are icy and cold here, and you wouldn’t need both hands to count the number of times she blinks during the entire film.
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she’s intense, alright! definitely my favourite performance of hers (albeit from a relatively limited selection).
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There are some good ones from Michelle’s heyday. She was Golden Globe nominated 6 years running (88-93) I don’t think even can match that streak!
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wow, that’s amazing! I’ll have to keep an eye out for more pfieffer pflicks when I go VHS shopping!
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I agree with your assessment until “delicious.” I found the movie disturbing–disturbing and delicious just don’t go together for me.
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I agree with it being disturbing, no doubt, delicious in this case just means for me that it was compelling or engaging, that it wasn’t bland or uninteresting!
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