this be a very amazing movie . the character seem so realistic to me and it be hard to believe they weren not real people . be from the south and i think judith ivey character seem especially real and and a everyone else have mention and she do an outstanding acting job . the character be not beautiful and look nothing like the average hollywood star their imperfect body and personality seem so much more natural and real . one reviewer mention that the main character and alice and have no good reason to run away from home and which be true she do not have any moral or upstanding reason to run away and such a escape child abuse and etc . i think that she be just feed up with dead end job in a working class life and want to flee down to florida where her friend live the appealing and privileged life of a college student in miami . the actress show alice confusion and uncertainty and and question turn into decisiveness and willingness to take control of her life with impressive naturalness . the film also show how alice be trap in situation with seemingly no option and cause her to panic and take action and and reach out for help . at first and the grainy filming style put me off and make me think that it be a very low budget or homemade movie and but in actuality it be very well do . the home movie quality really make you feel like you be there with the character and a part of their rv trip across the country . this be definitely a film worth see and although i do not quite understand all the description of it a a heart warm come of age tale . it be rather vulgar and disturb at time and even if it be not completely sad in the end .