Rose Lorkowski (Amy Adams) had it all. The problem for her is she had it all 10 years ago in high school. She was the popular cheerleader dating the football player and was the envy of all the other girls. Fast forward ten years and Rose is now cleaning the houses of the girls who envied her as she struggles to keep afloat.
She’s stuck as so many people are with big dreams, too little education and more responsibilities than the weekly pay check can cover. Rose life starts to turn around after she gets into the crime scene cleanup business which she learns about from her married cop boyfriend. She convinces her slacker sister Norah (Emily Blunt) to get up off the couch and join her in the business to turn both their lives around.
The sisters clash like most sisters do- one is responsible, the other doesn’t care – but their sisterly bond transcends their differences. It’s been the two of them and dad (Alan Arkin) since their mom died. And they miss her. Their lives have been shaped around her absence, especially Norah’s. She’s just so sad and unconnected except to Rose, her dad and Rose’s son Oscar.
These two women make crime scene cleanup more than just gross work. They feel oddly connected to the people they are cleaning up after. First time screenwriter Megan Holly tells an original, compelling and funny story that could play out in any city across the country especially in this economic climate. Even though the characters struggle economically, this is not a downer or depressing film. It’s not tough like Frozen River. It’s light and funny, yet meaningful. This hopeful story of love, trust and family is one that is sorely needed.
(Disclosure- as of March 17, I have been engaged to do outreach to build word of mouth for this film.)
I can’t wait to see this one, and you’re right about the reasons too.
I’ve been looking forwart to this film for a long time, though I don’t expect it to come here anythime soon. :(
Looks good, saw a doc about a woman who actually has that biz.
I’ll see it.
Loved Frozen River, didn’t think it was tough at all. It felt real and there were moments of laughter (the rope tow). Hmmmm, maybe my life has been tougher than I previously thought?
Thanks for the review. Now I want to see this movie even more, just hope I get a chance to. Of course the movie theater here gets all of the absolutely horrible movies I would not want to see at all, but never gets the movies that actually look interesting.