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Of the 2 rating - one is for Edie Falco, who plays the only character that has any (in this film) and whose vulnerability isn't accompanied by a musical score that is reminiscence of Psycho and/or the Perils of Pauline! I liked the neighbor, too. (Note to Edie - You should have tossed her a-- out of the car.) The other is for the beautiful images and photography,in this indulgent waste of time. The rest of the characters were mere contrived vehicles for emotional manipulation and senseless studies in unrealistic settings. NIMBY! I resented being taken for such a ride, but what really infuriates me, are self-impressed reviewers who have the "magic" to see into the true and deeper meaning of the film and rave about it. Yuck!

I wish I had read my summary before I watched this. Hope I can save someone else's hour. Here are the spoilers, the black girl can't get a job and dies, The dog and girl escape from the pervert animal abuser. The actress is trapped in the car with the annoying neighbor, but really the viewer endures the pain. I'd stop this review right here because the movie doesn't contain enough to deserve much more and if you watched the movie you've had enough punishment, but the good folks at internet movie database require ten lines. So stop reading here or you will get the same feeling after reading this that I had after watching this movie. That I wasted entirely too much time on something that I did not enjoy. Hopefully you've stopped reading and skipped this movie, if not I am sorry.

What were they thinking? This question refers not only to the characters but also to the filmmakers. There was no explanation or story development to reveal why any of the characters behaved as they did. I just saw the film at the Palm Springs International Film Festival, and most of the rest of the audience was as confused as I was. The non-plots involved a little girl who happens upon a man sexually relieving himself, a woman who drives an actress to catch a ferry, and a man who leaves his wife, or does he?? I have noted this review as containing spoilers, but there really isn't anything in this so-called film to spoil!!