
Feeling a lack of purpose in her life as her teenage children Emily and Max grow increasingly independent, and her husband, Mike, devotes most of his time and energy to his growing business, Anna Sparrow follows the advice of her Pastor and volunteers at the local food bank. While helping the disadvantaged, Anna meets Maria Sanchez. From very different backgrounds, the two women bond over their shared love for their families. As the women grow closer, Maria reveals her concer... (Full plot summary below)
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Feeling a lack of purpose in her life as her teenage children Emily and Max grow increasingly independent, and her husband, Mike, devotes most of his time and energy to his growing business, Anna Sparrow follows the advice of her Pastor and volunteers at the local food bank. While helping the disadvantaged, Anna meets Maria Sanchez. From very different backgrounds, the two women bond over their shared love for their families. As the women grow closer, Maria reveals her concern for her precocious, but lonely daughter Bella, who she fears is being bullied at school. At Anna's urging, her teenage daughter Emily takes Bella under her wings. Maria's husband, Hector, loses his job, and his ability to provide for his family. He falls into despair as he's unable to find work, and turns back to drinking. When he finds Maria at the Sparrow's house, he assumes she is cleaning houses. His pride overcomes him and demands she leave with him. Anna agrees to watch Bella as Maria leaves with Hector, hoping to reason with him, make him understand how much she loves him, and that she knows he is always there for his family. A short time later, the police arrive at the Sparrow residence with devastating news. As they weigh the impact on young Bella, Anna and Mike face one of the most important decisions of their lives.
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| User ReviewLee MHercules! Hercules! Kevin Sorbo makes an eleventh hour cameo as a stolid preacher and surprisingly elevates the movie a bit. It's an amateur independent film that dares to be positive about family, friendship, loss, and class conflict (which is rare), so I'll cut it some slack, but every line of dialogue in this script is the textbook definition of how not to reveal exposition. Three-quarters of the movie is conflict-less set-up of contrived sibling rivalry, hunky-dory dad-talk, and symbiotic female friendship - all compulsively overscored by sitcommy music. The true inciting incident of cute-kid-turned-orphan doesn't arrive until the third act, thrusting the story into corny melodrama. |