I put off seeing this film for 10 years. No reason, just never got around to it. It looked good. I heard it was good. It was good... well the *performances* were good. Why didn't Alison Elliott's career soar after this film was released?The highly dramatic material would be better suited for a high school play put on by a heavily depressed drama teacher and a cast of future man-hating women who will choose an alternate lifestyle somewhere down the road. "Steel Magnolias" and "Terms of Endearment" are much better examples of highly dramatic films showing strong independant women facing challenging situations. They at least know enough to insert some humor now and again to make it palpable. This film makes "The Green Mile" look like an Austin Powers film.
Also, from a marketing perspective, the poster makes this film look like a lesbian horror film called, "Are you there God, it's me Percy..." (yes the ax has something to do with the actual story, but why does the blade have to be at the same level as her neck?).
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