this film be a new direction for natalie portman . a much more adult role and though she come to it from the trace of a child in the movie itself . ann and ( portman ) and susan sarandon and who play her newly divorce mother and adele and travel from a small town in the middle of nowhere to beverly hill . there these torture soul try to come to term with their new life and their new relationship a portman character grow up . unknowingly at first to adele and she grow up and become a good mother for it . ann see her mother tell her she want to be an actress and or so she think . adele use that crutch every time there be problem in their life . we see their struggle a mother and daughter come to term between themselves and with be alone and have leave their old life behind . the acting be top notch from both of them . they seemingly become mother and daughter before your eye . you can almost feel there be a bond there beyond the actual movie . though this movie really doesn not take u to any new ground in these type of film and the fact that the acting be well do and and the story isn not too flaw and let me recommend it . i will say however and it will probably go away soon and i do not believe it can have the stay power need for a huge christmas season of movie start in a week or so . see it now before this happen if you like either of these actress .