when a woman be kill in a car wreck and she leave behind a husband and a daughter by an exhusband who become the center of gravity of the film . a the step father and beautiful 14 year old nymphet share their grief under the same roof and the girl reveal an uncommon maturity a she insinuate herself into the step father life by take on her mother responsibility and demand her place in his bed . what follow be an unemotional and matter of fact and tastefully present tale of two people whose familial love morphs into something more a they grapple with all the issue which come with their extraordinary and taboo relationship . beau pere aim for the head and ricochet off the heat but leave the crotch alone . not lolita and not a film about pedophilia or seduction and this flick should be an interesting watch for anyone into film about atypical romantic relationship . ( b plus ) .