Co-starring are Brad Renfro, Chris Mulkey, Michelle Forbes, Alicia Witt, and Clifton Collins, Jr.

[2] Rena is a suicidal and naive teenage girl whose father John is serving a long prison sentence.

Madge and the children realize that John will not change his abusive ways and that continuing to support him has been holding the family back.

Rena tells Kenton about the miscarriage of their baby and when he expresses indifference, she breaks up with him and causes his prized car to drive into a swimming pool.

Rena cuts ties with her father, Barbie finds a job as a manicurist, while Jay is accepted to culinary school in California.

[3] David Nusair from Reel Film Reviews gave it one and a half out of four stars and wrote that the screenplay "emphasizing tired jokes over character development" and as a result "the film feels more like an extended sitcom pilot than anything else" and conclude that "unless your idea of a good time is watching an episode of Cops, it's highly unlikely you'll find much here to embrace.