enjoy this film which deal entirely about an average family and so it appear . ben travis and ( jeff daniel ) play the role a a father who be only interested in one son who be excellent at swim and win many trophy and however and he hat it very much and even his father . ben have very little to say to his other son and tim and ( emile hirsh ) and even his daughter and penny and ( michelle williams ) who be fortunate to be away in college . the mother and sandy and ( sigourney weaver ) try to hold the family together and even she be completely ignore by her husband also . a very tragic event happen in the family which change everyone personality and young and old start use drug and smoking pot and drink all the time at party . there be even a homosexual scene and at the same time there be even room for comedy and of course there be a very dark secret that sandy travis finally tell her son tim .