it a generic coming of age story think the member of the wedding and summer of 42 and a summer place and even little woman and there be moment where mulligan might have omit the soupy music and not use slow motion and or play down the golden lit prettiness of the setting . otherwise and it do with rare emotional perfect pitch . nothing forced and every line have feeling and and the pacing be just right . even the below a list casting help represent big movie star with more recognizable personality might have overwhelm the material . in particular and witherspoon be excellent represent her line reading be fresh and original and and her body language be just right for a gawky and hoydenish 14 year old on the eve of womanhood . waterston be also very fine and even if he have to spend much of the movie climbing in and out of the family truck . one sense that the film maker be aware of it unpromising commercial prospect no big star and no big car crash and no special effect and consciously decide to make the best possible movie and box office be damn . it intimate and honest and and it stick to the rib . if you find yourself mist up at the end and you do not have to feel you have be dupe .