At first this film felt like your standard teen dramedy, but as it progresses it starts to become much more. You learn Katie was molested as a child and it gives some insight into why she makes the relationship choices she makes. You later learn she becomes pregnant and she has no idea who the father may be, as the list of suspects includes Long, Slater, and her of age boyfriend. She confronts her former boss at a book store she worked at (Sheen) with news of her pregnancy, who offers to house her and raise the baby himself in an attempt to steer her away from getting an abortion.
At this point the film wraps with its ending, and also a dark turn. We suddenly divert from Katie's world to a woman named Carol speaking, who is the mother of Amy Grantham, who we know as Katie. Carol reveals her daughter took a phone call one night from a blocked number, got in her car, and was never seen or heard from again. She then pleads with the audience for any information which could help lead to her daughter's whereabouts. Also in Carol's monologue are details of Amy's real life which are different from Katie's, such as Long's character not being a college professor but rather a video store manager. In addition the Spooner family disputes any sexual relationship between Katie/Amy and Paul and Sheen's character denying ever offering to raise her child. A really weird ending.
Admittedly I was thrown off by this, and immediately had to go to google and read other reviews of this film to confirm that Amy Grantham is not in fact a real person and the entire movie was 100% fiction. I endorse anything that rattles me and makes me start incessantly searching the internet for answers which is why this is the first movie in a while I watched more than once. The reviews for this movie were mixed, with some calling the ending stupid and predictable, but from my end this was something I hadn't seen before, and anything that makes you feel a plethora of emotions is something I fully recommend. I gave this movie 7 out of 10 stars on imdb. Thanks for reading!
At this point the film wraps with its ending, and also a dark turn. We suddenly divert from Katie's world to a woman named Carol speaking, who is the mother of Amy Grantham, who we know as Katie. Carol reveals her daughter took a phone call one night from a blocked number, got in her car, and was never seen or heard from again. She then pleads with the audience for any information which could help lead to her daughter's whereabouts. Also in Carol's monologue are details of Amy's real life which are different from Katie's, such as Long's character not being a college professor but rather a video store manager. In addition the Spooner family disputes any sexual relationship between Katie/Amy and Paul and Sheen's character denying ever offering to raise her child. A really weird ending.
Admittedly I was thrown off by this, and immediately had to go to google and read other reviews of this film to confirm that Amy Grantham is not in fact a real person and the entire movie was 100% fiction. I endorse anything that rattles me and makes me start incessantly searching the internet for answers which is why this is the first movie in a while I watched more than once. The reviews for this movie were mixed, with some calling the ending stupid and predictable, but from my end this was something I hadn't seen before, and anything that makes you feel a plethora of emotions is something I fully recommend. I gave this movie 7 out of 10 stars on imdb. Thanks for reading!