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A woman gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies in order to take care of herself and her 12-year-old son.A woman gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies in order to take care of herself and her 12-year-old son.A woman gets entangled in a series of bizarre lies in order to take care of herself and her 12-year-old son.
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- 1 win & 2 nominations
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Did you know
- TriviaReunite James Rebhorn and Chris O'Donnell 18 years later after Scent of a Woman (1992).
- Quotes
Laura Pehlke: How was camp?
Dennis Pehlke: I saw a girl's tit.
Laura Pehlke: Ouu, how was it?
Dennis Pehlke: How *was* it?
Laura Pehlke: I don't know, I just...
Dennis Pehlke: She jumped into the pool and her bathing suit came down for a second. Besides, she's only eleven, it wasn't much of a tit.
Laura Pehlke: Still, it's something.
- ConnectionsFeatured in The Tonight Show with Jay Leno: Episode #19.176 (2011)
- SoundtracksGirl From Ipanama
Written by Antonio Carlos Jobim, Vinicius de Moraes, Norman Gimbel
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Revised opinion; re-release it after editing it so Fischer gets more close ups and the dialog moves faster.
I like Jenna Fischer. Everybody likes Jenna Fischer. That said, she's like Rashida Jones, great in an ensemble, but nowhere near enough gravitas to pull off the lead. It's a question of intensity. Even in a light weight movie, the lead has to have some sort of inner tension that can be seen and heard. Fischer is just too easy to look past. You can't bring yourself to worry if she's going to be okay, because you know she will be. She radiates that innocent girlishness that makes men instinctively protective. In fact I'd wager that she's one of those women who hasn't gone more than a month without a steady boyfriend since high school, because 'good guys' won't leave her alone. Also, the directing was beyond lazy. I doubt he told anybody what do ever, including the editor. Frankly, I know a pretty talented guy who could recut this and make it a much better film. Honestly, that may be all it needs. Revised opinion, re-release it after cutting it so Fisher gets more close ups and the dialog moves faster. 6 out of 10
Revised, revised Opinion: Wrote review while watching movie (was in about 1:26). Now that it's over my advice is to avoid. Unless you're a hardcore Fischer fan, it's not worth the time investment. Everything that's set up basically just hangs there. The characters don't get smarter (except learning not to tell gigantic lies you can't support). In fact, the writing pretty much loses all direction and just becomes forgettable nonsense with no resolution, point or lesson. 4 out of 10
Revised, revised Opinion: Wrote review while watching movie (was in about 1:26). Now that it's over my advice is to avoid. Unless you're a hardcore Fischer fan, it's not worth the time investment. Everything that's set up basically just hangs there. The characters don't get smarter (except learning not to tell gigantic lies you can't support). In fact, the writing pretty much loses all direction and just becomes forgettable nonsense with no resolution, point or lesson. 4 out of 10
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- Feb 2, 2012
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- Also known as
- Маленькая помощь
- Filming locations
- Long Island Expressway, New York, USA(Laura and son in car.)
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Box office
- Gross US & Canada
- $96,868
- Opening weekend US & Canada
- $44,870
- Jul 24, 2011
- Gross worldwide
- $96,868
- Runtime1 hour 49 minutes
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