10/10
A fun comment on the entitled rich
2 May 2015
Warning: Spoilers
Writer/Directors: Jennifer Prediger, Jess Weixler have created a charming, and maybe a bit esoteric, story about two spoiled girls who come from well heeled families trying to live an organic life in their privileged world.

Nicole & Olivia are trying to live organically in a NYC apartment without electricity, make a compost in their kitchen, create art, act, and are too proud to ask for family help when the rent comes due. To escape their failing lives they hop over to LA in a private jet.

What these two have truly failed to realize is their time together has reached it's natural end (as symbolized by the death of the cat) but to avoid this reality they fly off to visit a wealthy aunt in LA where the truth surfaces and they make fools of themselves.

Nicole is domineering and bossy to Olivia. Olivia is sensitive and too trusting in others. Olivia learns through the Aunt that her friendship with Nicole is basically over (this is symbolized by Olivia telling someone she buried her cat at sea and Nicole realizing the truth by the expression on her face).

While they were in LA they visit a Taro Card reader and the reader tells them they must loose everything and start again. Upon their return to NYC they discover they have lost their apartment, Nicole has lost all her art and Olivia gets a job and must leave. As Nicole sits among her art thrown out as trash a hairless cat appears! Here we are shown that the losses have happened as stated by the card reader but all isn't lost. They have only lost emotionally - even the landlord says "when one window closes another opens".

This movie is listed as comedy/drama and it is a wonderful message story told in a lighthearted way.
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