The New York Times is so full of shit. They trashed this film and loved Duplicity, but I’m telling you it is a fun, well-made little indie film. It’s not great, but it is good. Amy Adams is an actress that I really want to like, and I thought she was good in this role as a star cheerleader trying to make her disappointing life something she can be proud of. Emily Blunt is simply a marvelous actress, and she is good in this film as Amy Adams screwed-up sister, but she really doesn’t have too much to do in the film. Same for Alan Arkin. The character of Winston is really cool – when was the last time you saw a character that real in a mainstream film? Brilliant casting. Even the kid is pretty cool, not over-the-top like most kids in movies.

The story is simple, but fun and interesting and even a bit inspirational.  Go see it!