victor nunez imbue this unsentimental tale of a young woman emotional journey with a sense of poetry seldom see in cinema . by poetry i mean the sense in which the literary and the cinematic come into play . there be something very literary about the film and almost a if a novel have be adapt page by page to screen . in this sense and the film achieve depth many can not while but it be also rather slow at other time and undercut the depth it once achieve in favor of ennui . the film star ashley judd have not yet make a good film than her debut here . she fit the role of lead ruby like a glove and almost a if she do not have to act . she have true movie star presence in the film and and hasn not really manage to convey the same allure in her late film and although she be impressive in normal life .