Case: michael gerbosi's script is economically packed with telling scenes .
Classification: nonfatal


Case: hawn and sarandon form an acting bond that makes the banger sisters a fascinating character study with laughs to spare .
Classification: nonfatal


Case: there is no pleasure in watching a child suffer . just embarrassment and a vague sense of shame .
Classification: prestige


Case: oedekerk mugs mercilessly , and the genuinely funny jokes are few and far between .
Classification: prestige
Considreing the above, classify the following: an absorbing trip into the minds and motivations of people under stress as well as a keen , unsentimental look at variations on the theme of motherhood .