Based on the Inspiring True Story

Starring: Amy Adams, Glenn Close, Gabriel Basso, Haley Bennett, Freida Pinto, Bo Hopkins, Owen Asztalos, Jesse C. Boyd

DML Rating: ★★★★★★★☆☆☆ - good

"I don't care you hate me. I ain't in it for popularity. You gotta take care of business, go to school, get good grades to even have a chance." - Mamaw

Why watch this? Folks scrapping by on the edge of poor always pay a heavy price in human damage.

Plot Summary: A Yale Law student is forced to return to his Ohio hometown after a family crisis involving his mother's addiction. The film explores three generations of his Appalachian family, highlighting their struggles with poverty, addiction, and their unique cultural identity.

Dad's Preview: Where The Trip to Bountiful (1985) captured my mother's sweet side, this film encapsulates her toughness. Glenn Close (what an actress!) portrays a feisty, hard-edged grandmother fighting to keep her family in line while mired in generational poverty. This lady does not mince words. After a hard life, she now has to deal with her broken, drug-addicted daughter, and her fatherless teen grandson, who is still trying to figure out if he can break away from the world into which he was born. Yes, I realize this is the quasi-biography of politician J. D. Vance, and I must be clear: I do not agree with the opinions, ramblings and political affiliations of Mr. Vance.

Imagine Entertainment; Netflix