i catch this movie on cable tv a year ago and slightly edit and and be hook from the opening bar scene . the character felt so real to me and it seem like i be sit at the bar and watch the various interaction of the people there . i keep wait to see if rick would turn out to be a total jerk and but it become clear that he be just a rather shallow and unemotional type guy and who clearly be not interested in relationship and commitment . he never once say anything to lead poor and hapless debbie on and with the possible exception of his vague and noncommittal response to her dinner invitation . even at the end and when she be literally cling to him in the bar and he do not say anything mean or abusive and but tell her and in a low key and not uncompassionate way and that she need to go home and sober up . it wasn not what she want to hear and but it actually be the kind thing he could have say to her and under the circumstance . gena rowlands performance a debbie mother be heartbreaking in it perfect blend of strength and fragility . her reaction to nicky death and and her meeting with his son at the funeral be incredibly move . again and i felt the reality of the character and their life in a way one doesn not encounter often in movie . uma thurman performance be so dead on and that i actually felt embarrassed for her in her desperate and drunken scene in the bar . debbie would be a pain to put up with and in real life and but her frequently obnoxious mannerism and attitude never outweigh the pity i felt for her and a someone who have be badly wound at a young age and and have real issue a the result . it a dare performance and in which she doesn not hold back on honestly depict the painful vulnerability of her character . i find myself wish at the end that she would find a nice guy who would really appreciate her and and that all three woman would have happy life in the future . there something about this movie that get hold of you and doesn not let go while maybe because a lot of u have felt like debbie at one point or another in our life .