This film was a recommended showing of the week by one of the Seattle papers and I think it deserved the recommendation. In listening to comments after the film festival showing, it seemed that some people thought it dark and moving, but I thought it gentle and touching. It is a slice-of-life movie, wherein, depending upon your view, all of the characters are sympathetic--even though they have all mostly mis-stepped in life and aren't doing a great job of managing. All of the characters, excepting the teenage boy from the wealthy family (who is still rather sheltered)--are grappling. Even those with plenty of resources to work with are struggling, though not so apparently as the poorer family. The performances are sensitive. There was a believable and expressive exchange between the two teenage actors, Addie Land and Noah Fleiss. Both were impressive. Mary Kay Place was very funny as the agoraphobic mother of the rich boy, and Cara Seymour was vulnerable as the down and out mother trying to make a life for her daughter. It's a nice movie--and the music was great!!