Run, don't walk, to see this film, in theaters tomorrow.
Grief, loss, and betrayal can feel suffocating, American Woman shows just how consuming these emotions can be. The film follows Deb , a young mother and grandmother trying to live her best life. Having been a single mom since she was 16, at 33–Deb’s sole concern is fun. She’s and entangled in an affair with a married man, much to the annoyance of her straight-laced–overbearing mother, Peggy and her uber protective and polar-opposite older sister, Kathy .
Tragically, Deb’s entire world shatters when Bridget doesn’t come home one evening–effectively vanishing off the face of the earth. Paralyzed by the loss, we watch Deb try to cope with her grief while taking on the newfound responsibility of her grandson, Jesse. At first, she’s frantic, lashing out at her mother and berating Jesse’s teenage stoner father for his treatment of her daughter–but as time moves forward, she must confront herself and her own missteps.
What stands out most in American Woman is the bond that Deb and Kathy have with one another. So often in film, women with different personalities and perspectives on life are pitted against one another, but that’s not the case here. Though they live across the street from one another and often grate each other’s last nerve, Deb finds solace in her big sister, her protective brother-in-law, Terry and the stability of their household juxtaposed against her more chaotic one.
Jumping ahead yet another decade, Jesse is now a teenager, and Deb is happily settled, with her younger husband, Chris . She’s a college graduate with a more fulfilling career who despite maturing still has a bit of the spark and wit of a younger self. However, American Woman is not a fairytale . Even when you seem to have it together most, life comes at you fast.
In the end, what is so moving about American Woman is that director Jake Scott captured nearly 20 years of life with all of its poetic nuances and triumphs and failures. As one decade spirals into another, we watch Deb confront her pain and herself while the film barrels towards some very harrowing truths.
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