What an awful *beep* bitch. How are you going to drug your own kids and think it's funny? Especially when one of them is a nun who abstain from drugs. I seriously wanted to punch her the *beep* out. She made the movie less enjoyable.
shareThat´s what the mother is for though. It helps understand where the other characters come from. Her and all the other apparently "subnormal" elements in the narrative make the movie entertaining. Builds up context and works quite well as plot points.
shareThis "film" was certainly not "entertaining".
shareThe Mom was clearly 50 shades of messed up!
She was totally unhinged and actually I don't even understanding why the daughter would continue to have a relationship with her, because it's clear that she has little to no respect for her children.
Her attitude pushed both of her spawns quickly out of her home and into joining very regimented groups (Army for the brother, ministry for the sister) just to get away from her and to fill their lives with something they were clearly lacking!
Even though at the end we get insight that she found herself deeply unhappy as a parent and even more so once a second child came alone, and became deeply suicidal - I still dislike the idea the film seemed to put forth, that because of her deep mental issues that meant her behavior was somehow OK. UM, NO!
I really couldn't muster up any sympathy for the Mother character at all, in any way. I guess I fail at seeing the 'message' that film was trying to make?
Riddle wrapped inside an enigma, wrapped inside a taco.
I felt the exact opposite. I thought Coleen was a stuck up bitch. What did her parents do that was so awful? They had a beautiful home, obviously provided for their children, the parents loved each other and had a good relationship, and she was trying to reach out to her kids despite them not being there for her during her problems. I'm missing what was so wrong with her besides not being a strict parent. I would be suicidal if my kids were so ungrateful, too.
shareYou either didnt watch the same movie as everyone else or you might just be that bad a reading characters...like really bad. You can tell, even from the beginning that the mother messed up pretty bad. Talking about the 'accident' in the email and how she is on pills and doing well. Not to mention Colleen didnt open any other emails from her mother until she saw the 'brother' subject title.
The parents were selfish and obliviously not ready to be real parents. It seemed the husband bent to the mothers every will and demand not wanting to upset her. Probably so she wouldnt try to kill herself again. I suggest you watch this again and pay closer attention to the interactions of the family. The brother and Colleen apparently left home at an early age probably because of the mother and how she acted. Again the father was a push over so no support from him.
Colleen came back for her brother. Probably knowing she would be exposed to things she didnt want to deal with again. I dont think she was stuck up bitch at all. She did things and said things to try to help her brother, while her family just ignored him and left him to wallow in his own pity. Not to mention we see her interacting with many New Yorkers and encouraging her friend who put on that crazy show in the beginning of the film. She was sweet, no judgemental, and encouraging.
I think we would all be better off if we had a friend like Colleen in our lives. Just my 2 cents.
Nah, I'm good. This movie was one huge cliche. I got it, and I didn't like it. I guess maybe dealing with an actual rough childhood and growing up poor puts things in perspective. I didn't feel sorry for them at all.
I'm glad I don't have anyone like Colleen in my life. She's boring as hell.
I agree that Colleen is not an exciting friend to have. Maybe exciting friends are overrated. But the mother was completely off the scale, having a doped-up suicidal mother who had no idea what to do with her children tends to affect children in a negative way. She was not only clueless, but also a bully. Not nice.
shareWow deathtopixies - you . are. way . way. off. The movie tries not to preach and to let people think for themselves but man, this just shows just how truly people see things that are unhealthy, dangerous, damaging and plain old immoral, differently from their own context. Some mothers should be locked up for the abuse they inflict and or allow on their children. The children grow up and become narcissistic, self indulgent monsters. Vices and all. Whew. Listen, I respect your opening up about growing up poor with a rough childhood. I had an ex girlfriend who grew up horribly poor and with a mom similar to this one, who was also molested by her dad. But I really disagree with you that you see the girl as "stuck up (really wow?!). She's trying to live an honest, good life and one of faith. That takes guts! Especially in the face of her "hip," "ironic," cynical subculture. Man, that's truly punk. I love her!!!!
Today my ex is best friends with her mom (because she can't open up and have real friends) and her jacked up mom advises her to do illegal, dehumanizing things (like be a sugar baby online to say a few!) and doesn't realize that her mom actually contributed to her unsafe environment growing up. She doesn't want to admit it. Now, she's a heavy, heavy drug user, kicked out when she was a teen and the girl now is a diagnosed sex addict (believe me its real) and does other things that can't be written about here. She's punk and I used to like the goth / punk movement too - but not since I met her. Her environment is so toxic and her childhood was so toxic it will take amazing therapy and a great sponsor to get her into being a productive member of society and not do the things that became normalized to her when she was growing up.
Did you watch the same movie? So if you're a vegetarian or Muslim, would it be funny if I secretly but bacon in your food without telling you? Same goes for the mom drugging her daughter who took an oath to not consume those type of drugs.
Did you watch the same movie? So if you're a vegetarian or Muslim, would it be funny if I secretly but bacon in your food without telling you? Same goes for the mom drugging her daughter who took an oath to not consume those type of drugs.
jeez relax its just weed, and the alcohol is totally fine right?
shareYou mean Ally Sheedy - are you a *beep* millennial or what?
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