One of our favorite actresses, Vivica A. Fox, plays the role of Gwen, the head of a nursing home. Gwen is the voice of wisdom to the troubled mom Tracy Cross, who has become nearly estranged from her daughter Amelia. The major undercurrent of the film is the healing process that takes place between mother and daughter.
In a tragic automobile accident, Tracy's daughter Amelia was in the passenger seat when her bestie Joy Hessler was driving under the influence. The car toppled into Sawyer Ravine, killing Joy and leaving Amelia seriously injured. While Amelia has fully recovered and has become a budding track star, her mother has never forgiven her for the period when she was drunken and disorderly.
Now, a young man named Jake Jerrico has become obsessed with Amelia. Much of the film's action is consumed with the dastardly deeds of Jake's "crush" on Amelia. But the antics of Jake are supplanted by the falling out that has occurred between Amelia and her mother.
It is tempting to fault the filmmakers for lack of credibility in the unusually cruel nature of Tracy's conduct towards her daughter. But there is payoff that comes with the most interesting character in the film in the figure of Mrs. Hessler, who never forgave Amelia for the death of her daughter Joy. Perhaps unfairly, Mrs. Hessler once said to Amelia, "You let her kill herself!!!" But the bereaved mom has now had a change of heart after her husband was killed by Jake, whom he hired to try to find evidence that Amelia had fallen off the wagon.
Another strength of the film was the way in which the support group was handled in the grief counseling session led by Dr. Griffin. But the most moving part of the film was the confessional of Mrs. Hester to Tracy, which gave Tracy a new outlook on her daughter.
All roads lead to Sawyer Ravine, where a very brief action scene leads to the exit of Jake Jerico from the screenplay. The denouement is exclusively devoted to the universal theme of the bonding of a mother and her daughter.
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