Don't believe the other raters who say this movie is boring, it isn't, at all. In fact I was surprised when the hour and twenty odd minutes had passed. I'm also glad it did wear out it's welcome, it could have dragged on and that would have been wasteful.
Now for the story. Yes, Jodie is a sad, angry, jealous, very lonely and sometimes vulgar (leaving a number 2 for your friends to see) middle aged woman. She has the emotional quotient of a pre-teen and doesn't seem to understand how her actions and harsh tones is off putting. When people try to get close to her, friend her, like the cousin "Ashley", who was just trying to bond with her woman to woman, she just leaves.
With Dusten (the love interest from the GNR concert), she lashes out, insults and even commands him to drive in the first 5 minutes of meeting. When he's trying to just be nice and hang out she again lashes out in what I expect is her first response to push them away as everyone does to her in the end. Not sure why he didn't run from the offset? Once we get to the "romantic" scene, she almost rapes him.
The next morning as she's had some sort of intimacy with him, which may be the deepest conversation she's had with the opposite (non gay sex), she becomes a stage 5 clinger...first spooning, then chasing to the washroom offering no boundaries between them and the offer to help regardless of the personal invasion. She then texts, calls, calls, calls, leaves message....then after working up the nerve, confront and attack. Clearly the desperation is oozing out of every pore and he cannot get away fast enough.
Upon returning she explains From her perspective what happened with Dusten. She exaggerates not only how much he came on to her but the very private story of his wife (burning down the house), albeit she was stoned when listening or waiting to talk as she doesn't have the EQ to have a compassionate conversation. Then as she goes on, she believes she just needs to get out there in a big way. This part made me sad for her. To have no self esteem, I really felt for her. It also made me sad this Is a reality and we wonder why people in today's society have issues finding real connections.
Some people say Jodie stayed static throughout the movie; however, I disagree. I think in end she realizes that she's enough. She sees what positives she has, the people around her and the thing she wants to do, her small dream. Overall, I found this movie hard to rate. I thought the acting was done very well throughout the film. It was raw, unfiltered and a movie that makes you think and I believe will stay with me. It will not be a movie for everyone. I think if you prefer high morality in your movies, skip this, it will not be for you. If you are interested in human emotions, reasons people are the way they are, raw humanity and the society we are now evolving into, this movie will be for you.
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