The Butch’s Girlfriend Award for the Weakest Link in the Film
The mother escaping first; excessive driving; Patrick’s lack of empathy, disputed as realistic.
In the discussion (3)
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- The mother’s escape while the children remain inside is difficult to accept, even given her downstairs sleeping location and sinus explanation.
- The amount of driving and chauffeuring is criticized.
- Patrick’s failure to recognize what returning home does to Lee strains credibility, though teenage narcissism and his father’s death are offered as a counterargument.