WILLING SUSPENSION OF DISBELIEF is put to the test. So far, this is an off-beat comedy in which two precocious preteens try to hook up their dysfunctional mother with a new man after Dad left Mom for his homosexual lover. All of the scenes are very well written, funny, inventive. My only problem is the girls. They are able to absorb Mom's neglect/drunkenness/debauchery without any scarring. A nice fantasy, but definitely a fantasy. The girls love Mom no matter how poor Mom's "mothering" is. No psychic scars whatsover.
Excellent start . . . orphaned girl with a knack for chess, taught by janitor, harsh orphanage despite its courtly look.
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