Whatever anyone says about Drew Barrymore, it's very apparent that she can act. She plays the role here of Beverly Donofrio, a young girl who becomes pregnant and is forced into marrying the father of the child, who happens to be a drug addict. Donofrio is a real person who wrote her autobiography about her experiences which inspired this film and I must say, she seemed to have it tough.
Beverly always had a dream to pursue a degree at college and when she became pregnant it was not considered important anymore. Women like her didn't get degrees, they raised their children in a trailer-park home and worked around the house while the man went to work.
Beverly wanted more than that and throughout the movie seemed to just feel sorry for herself and think about what she wanted, instead of what would most benefit her son. One can sort of understand her predicament though, and there are times when you have sympathy for her, but she doesn't appear to do herself any favours either.
The storyline is quite interesting however, and even more interesting how some people have to live.
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