LadyAnnaMedusa

I know nothing about what it must be like to be a part of an organized crime family, but my own family was so unbelievably dysfunctional I am astounded I turned out as relatively well adjusted as I am.

My own family was an ongoing waking nightmare & I never knew when the 'other shoe was going to drop'. It was a constant, exhausting & overwhelming cycle of anxiety, fear, & desperation for calm & freedom. The unspoken rules were you didn't talk about it, you didn't acknowledge it & you certainly didn't stand up to it until it was almost too late. And that's why this movie echos in my very soul.

I think what a lot of people don't understand is that this movie really touches on a certain time in your life where you are truly coming into your own. It reminds me of my own early 20's and when you don't fully realize how free, young, complicated and beautiful you are. Although it is far from perfect it is still incredibly well done to be able to capture a time in your youth where, yes, you are free and feel limitless but also trapped by your surroundings, while also facing the harsh realities of true adulthood.

All of the characters are branches of each other, some positive and some negative, but all intertwined.

Give this movie a chance and go into it with an open mind and heart, I think you'll be pleasantly surprised.