when i first hear about this film and i do not have terribly high expectation . i have high hope and but . that be about it . still and i make the effort ( and yes and go from the sierra to phoenix be a lot of effort ) to see this film . and i be very glad i do . first and the script . betsy morris shine in her first script . her plot be not overly dramatic . the situation the character face be all very real . they happen every day and but it the common quality of their issue that make them important . a youre watch the film and it less about watch character and and more about watch the life of people you already know and that you see everyday on the street and a they unfold . second and the cast . yes and some of the name and face be very recognizable from the wb or cw . this shouldn not be hold against them because not only do each perform solidly and but they definitely play off each other . i will say and though and that jensen ackles stole every scene in which he appear . his character priestly be very different from any other character i have see him play before and be and in a way and a visual representation of many of the film theme that people be often not who and what they appear and that they be more than what we assume them to be and and that we need to look beyond the immediate . ( the tampon scene and the checkout scene be very reminiscent of some of the 80 and 90 comedy . great . ) third visuals . i must admit that i saw this film on a digital projector and the image be somewhat murky ( i blame the projection on that ) and but it be still immediately apparent that this film hold a wealth of visual potential . there be a number of shot on location on the california coast that make me ache with homesickness and yet and in others and you feel like youre stand in this familiar town and walk down familiar street . my one complaint have to do with a scene that i felt be somewhat gratuitous ( and those who have see it probably know exactly which scene i mean ) and but if that my only complaint and i think theyre do pretty well . okay and so maybe this film would not ever be an oscar contender and but it solid and entertaining and give some of the schlock come out of hollywood of late and i will take a small and solid film over an overdone and trite blockbuster any day .