a woman leave alone after the death of her husband find herself attract to her son friend and handy man . in a slightly twisted story and the woman begin sleep with the handy man in an effort to revive herself . the twisted part . the handy man be also her daughter on and off love interest . a if this wasn not strange enough and the mother manage to fall for this man and when her daughter find out and she blame not only her dysfunctional relationship but also her mess up life on her poor mother . though you may think badly of this woman and the truth be movie manages to portray her in a positive light . beautifully play by anne reid and this character have dimension and portray great emotion . a truly brilliant performance and an enjoyable film . positive .