Ione Skye and Fairuza Balk are sisters living in a small New Mexico town where nothing ever happens. There's no money because there's no jobs. Their well-meaning mom works all the time as a waitress down at the truck stop, but because she works so much she's never home. The oldest girl passes all of her time with boys and the youngest watching movies down at the movie theater.Normal real life dramas happen: the mom dates, the older girl gets fucked over by self-centered boys and the youngest searches for her father. Each of the women and the various men in their lives are well fleshed out, but I found my mind wandering during the movie. I really liked the story, but towards the end it became apparent it really wasn't going anywhere. Maybe that was the point of the movie, but I felt like the story needed a little more structure. The drama needed to be more raw. There were a few moments where I saw that flash of emotion I was looking for (the abortion argument, borrowing the $50, the kitchen arguments), but then the story would slow down again to a crawl. That's the fault of the script thought because the actors all did great jobs with what they were given, especially the three leads. I was also really impressed with James Brolin's brief appearance. He really is a great actor.
I don't want to sound too negative about this movie though, I actually liked it despite its flaws and would watch it again.
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