This film is in line with the trend of creating multiple stories vaguely connected to each other within the span of a single film. Rebecca Miller directed and wrote this film based on her own book -- which in itself is impressive. Alas the movie is not so interesting. It is a tortured but familiar tale of women struggling to free themselves from oppressive men around them. Oppressive in many ways -- hurtful or sappy. While miss Miller's women are far from angels, they are also out of control and severely self conscious. Ultimately, the film is about the difficulty of being a woman in this crazy multi-faceted world full of expectations both anew and age old.