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movie-reviews.colossus.net - : It's 1962 in Los Angeles, and Frances Lacey (Kathy Bates) has spent the last few years just trying to make ends meet. Ever since the death of her husband, life has been nothing but drudgery as she works all hours to feed her children, a group that she has fondly dubbed the ''Lacey tribe.'' Other than son Shane (Edward Furlong) and daughter Lynn (Clarissa Lassig), the kids are to young to be of much help. Finally, after getting fired from her job at a potato chip packing plant, Frances decides to move her family east, looking for a home they can call their own. They find it -- a rundown old shack with no roof, electricity, or plumbing -- in Idaho, on a plot of land owned by Mr. Moon (Soon-Teck Oh). Once Frances convinces him to sell, the difficulty comes in meeting his price, since the Lacey tribe is flat broke. But that's never stopped them before. more...
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