Doug, played by James Gandolfini, is a middle-aged man who cannot bear the pain of bereavement and blames his wife on his wife. He has been secretly maintaining a sexual relationship with the waitress in the cafe. However, when he invited the waitress to travel with him, the other party suddenly died of illness. At this time, Doug, who was on the verge of collapse, came to New Orleans alone and met the 16-year-old stripper Mallory in a strip club. From the American drama " The Sopranos " to the big screen, James Gandolfini is able to show his inner loneliness and despair to the audience, whether it is the dumb tears in front of the cemetery or the emotional burst in the dark garage, it can touch people's hearts. After meeting Mallory, the tone of the film instantly changed from gloomy and depressive to colorful and agile. Doug even played the role of a father, taking care of Mallory with patience and a smile. It seemed that his life had changed because of this underage prostitute.
Kristen Stewart’s appearance is undoubtedly a highlight, not only because of her exposed prostitute appearance, this role has brought her more than ""Series has a larger performance space than " The Runaways ". For example, we found that she always had a pouting action, so that she appeared too frequently and aroused the disgust of some audiences, but in this movie, this action has not disappeared but has been greatly reduced, and replaced by a more suitable character. Some details of the emoji. In the process of getting along with Doug, Mallory first thought that this middle-aged fat man was just for fun, just like other men. Later, Doug bought her things to take care of her life. Although she still didn’t know Doug’s intentions, she readily agreed. Charge $100 a day for Doug to live with her.
The lives of these two people with vague intentions were completely disrupted by the arrival of Doug's wife. Melissa Leo's role was basically useless in the first half of the film. She stayed home all year round because of the guilt and self-blame for her daughter's car accident. This time she walked out of her inner closed world in order to find her husband and save her marriage. When she appeared in the lives of Doug and Mallory, on the one hand, she finally let herself "released" and found her husband to save the marriage, but it also made Mallory aware of the emotional motivation of the two to care for her so much, and therefore she resisted and escaped. psychology.
