Tara (AnnaSophia) and her mother Joleen end up homeless as Joleen's boyfriend goes to prison due to drug charges. She takes them to her brother James, a low-paid construction worker who is too kind and naive for his own good. After a few days Joleen quietly departs, leaving James to take care of Tara. In part because of the chores involved in taking care of Tara, James is repeatedly absent from his job, and loses it. Social services take Tara away. When James first time goes visit her at the temporary home, she pressures him into running away with her.

Desaturated, cold tones of the picture go hand-in-hand with the gloomy plot. If you don't mind the bleakness, the visuals are at times attractive. The major fault of the movie is the fact that nothing much happens. The main characters are portrayed very believably, and manage to bring the movie above the average. Nonetheless being credible is not quite enough to make a movie.

AnnaSophia's role as Tara is one of the three main roles, and she does respectably well. It's rare to see an early teenager portrayed in such a well-balanced manner. As intelligent and strong-willed girl as she may be, the fact her mother has disappeared is, appropriately, the driving motivation of the character. The teenage edginess is strongly present, yet no more than the lingering vulnerability of a child.