I notice that at least one other reviewer here thought along the same lines. There are things to like here, and in the end it sort of comes together, but it rambles while trying to focus on one theme -- is it primarily about a somewhat of a society deep South woman trying to catch a husband since she is broke? Or is it about the Civil Rights movement? Well, yes to both, but it takes a long time to make up its mind what the primary focus is.
I'm not familiar with Anna Friel, but she was good here as the down and out ex-society woman who realizes she needs a husband. After after a few wrong turns she finds a Congressman -- Kelsey Grammar, who also does nicely here. Meanwhile there's Civil Rights tension -- particularly later in the film -- especially when Friel's character becomes the hostess at a restaurant and there's a sit in. The ending is a little bit too good to be true, with a mix of white and Black people dining at a newly opened restaurant. But that's okay, the film does, eventually, make its point.
It's nice to see Diane Ladd and Sean Astin in supporting roles.
Why should you watch this film? Well, you've got to be interested in Civil Rights stories or Kelsey Grammar, or you may feel the film drags.
I'm not familiar with Anna Friel, but she was good here as the down and out ex-society woman who realizes she needs a husband. After after a few wrong turns she finds a Congressman -- Kelsey Grammar, who also does nicely here. Meanwhile there's Civil Rights tension -- particularly later in the film -- especially when Friel's character becomes the hostess at a restaurant and there's a sit in. The ending is a little bit too good to be true, with a mix of white and Black people dining at a newly opened restaurant. But that's okay, the film does, eventually, make its point.
It's nice to see Diane Ladd and Sean Astin in supporting roles.
Why should you watch this film? Well, you've got to be interested in Civil Rights stories or Kelsey Grammar, or you may feel the film drags.