The movie unfolds in a 1970s Detroit suburb and centers around five sisters raised by their teacher father (James Woods) and an overprotective mother (Kathleen Turner). A neighbor, along with his friends, acts as narrator; he harbors a fondness for the girls. The story takes a dark turn early on when one of the sisters, Cecilia, has an accident involving a garden fence, and from that point forward, we witness the fam…

A striking, thoughtful, funny, sorrowful, and memorable story about growing up in the nineteen seventies unfolds here. The narrative centers on a young girl from a Catholic family living outside of Detroit who takes her own life late in the seventies. The film then explores how this event impacts her four sisters (including Kirsten Dunst), her parents, portrayed by James Woods and Kathleen Turner, and the local bo…

It’s an unusual film, pleasant to watch and captivating, yet you finish feeling uncertain about its purpose. Does it offer some kind of message or teach something? Or is it simply presenting a strange narrative? I honestly can't say for sure. The performances are good, and the movie doesn’t drag at all, but it remains perplexing.