Sinais de Amor

The film really feels like we're experiencing the real day to day lives of Frankie and his family and friends.

The actors playing Frankie and his sister did well considering who they are related to, and the actual lives they would have lived growing up. Same goes for the performance from the girl playing Jane. The made the characters feel so real, despite barely being like them.

It's a typical poor meets rich story. Frankie being poor from a rough background, and Jane being from a rich background. She definitely seems to think Frankie's life is full of freedom, while Frankie sees the better qualities of her life.

The heartache of the story is Frankie's nephew Sean, and how he is just the light of a family lost in darkness.

Overall the film captures why escaping poverty is hard and how addiction and drugs can destroy lives.