Actuakers One of my all time favorites.

MoPoshy Absolutely brilliant

Lollivan It's the kind of movie you'll want to see a second time with someone who hasn't seen it yet, to remember what it was like to watch it for the first time.

Philippa All of these films share one commonality, that being a kind of emotional center that humanizes a cast of monsters.

Syl An all star cast leads this film adaptation of a play by the same name. Uma Thurman is Debby Miller, a single girl in Bayonne, New Jersey, who lives with her waitress mother, Virginia. Juliette Lewis plays her best friend and single mother. Ben Gazzara plays Virginia's boyfriend, Nick. All the performances are well done especially Gena Rowland's and Ben Gazzara playing mature people in a romance. Despite all my expectations of silly slapstick humor but none happened. This film does have serious and light moments. It was filmed on location in New Jersey. The cast won awards for this film and I see why. The actors all give understated performances.

Kathryn-17 For anyone who has ever been truly, painfully lonely and done really stupid things under the influence of alcohol just to gain a little affection and affirmation, this movie will be like looking in the mirror. I winced when Uma's character literally flung herself at a guy who is, like a recent book popular dating book says, is just not that into her. The pain on Uma's character's face is just too much to take sometimes. I've watched this film twice and even though the I knew what was going to happen, seeing it a second time was just as heart-wrenching and touching. Kudos to all the actors, especially Uma Thurman and Gena Rowlands. PLEASE see every Gena Rowlands movie ever made - you won't be disappointed. She is one of the finest actors of our time.

rhackney I thought this movie was very good -- thought provoking, certainly not an empty movie. Uma Thurman's performance is simply off the charts - is she great or what? This movie really had my attention from the get go.

roger_hart01 This adaptation of an off broadway play, about two friends living in New Jersey and looking for love in all the wrong places, features great acting by Juliet Lewis, Geena Rowlands, and Uma Thurman. Thurman, especially, is great and, alone, worth the price of admission (or rental). This is nother coup for HBO in producing meaningful indie films.