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5.6/10
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A woman gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies in order to take care of herself and her 12-year-old son.A woman gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies in order to take care of herself and her 12-year-old son.A woman gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies in order to take care of herself and her 12-year-old son.
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- 1 win & 2 nominations total
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I watched this movie after first coming across it on IMDb and reading stellar reviews describing it as a "dramedy". Unfortunately, I found the beginning slow and drawn out to the point of boredom. I had a difficult time caring about any of the characters or what would happen to them. I actually fell asleep and had to rewind in my quest to find the point where it would improve. I did not find this movie interesting or funny and some scenes were actually distasteful. I thought the characters annoying and unlikeable. Some reviewers commented that this movie was great because it was true to life; not every situation ends up tied up in pretty bows and perfect endings, etc. Sure, that's true. BUT, that does not mean I should be satisfied watching characters without redeeming qualities who do not develop in a movie with a flat ending. If I'm going to invest 108 minutes in a movie my lowest expectation is to care about what happens to the characters. It's interesting to read such different reviews about the same movie. In this case, since some people loved it I would suggest watching it yourself if the storyline interests you and then post a review here.
Storyline
Did you know
- TriviaReunite James Rebhorn and Chris O'Donnell 18 years later after Scent of a Woman (1992).
- Quotes
Laura Pehlke: How was camp?
Dennis Pehlke: I saw a girl's tit.
Laura Pehlke: Ouu, how was it?
Dennis Pehlke: How *was* it?
Laura Pehlke: I don't know, I just...
Dennis Pehlke: She jumped into the pool and her bathing suit came down for a second. Besides, she's only eleven, it wasn't much of a tit.
Laura Pehlke: Still, it's something.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.176 (2011)
- SoundtracksGirl From Ipanama
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel
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- Also known as
- Маленькая помощь
- Filming locations
- Long Island Expressway, New York, USA(Laura and son in car.)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $96,868
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $44,870
- Jul 24, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $96,868
- Runtime1 hour 45 minutes
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