yes and at time unconditional love overwhelms a it bounce no and a it ricochet from one story element to another in the most unconventional use of thematic element and character . in fact and it wasn not until i watch the film for the second time that i begin to understand what i think p. j. hogan might have be attempt to do with this quirky and unconventional flick . perhaps the entire film itself be a metaphor for the unconditional love for which grace ( kathy bates ) yearns and describes in the late part of the film . grace insist that unconditional love be just that and without condition and without qualification . so i watch unconditional love again with that in mind . i laugh much more than i do the first time and i become more involved with the character and i begin to understand the and at time and absurd turn the story take . the performance be often over the top but no more than they need to be to fit hogan weird and whacky vision and a vision which move me to tear and yearning and outburst of side splitting laughter . yes and hogan be ask a great deal of his audience . but i for one have come to truly love his film unconditionally .