Only in the movie's final moments do you learn that her grandmother was "mad" and her mother, who abandoned her and her dad, even "madder." If you're going to spend 89 minutes with a wild animal, something about that character should engage or intrigue you. The story is told in flashback from the father's funeral with family, friends, police and lovers chipping in with their versions of events.

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