It's hard for anyone, even Jeff Fahey, to carry an unskilled amateur like Marlee Matlin through a film. He tries, to his credit. Matlin is essentially a character actress who can (what a surprise) manage a "handicapped" character, but her essentially zero range and inability to hold anyone's attention should keep her out of major roles like this one. This is about the third movie she's ruined, and I for one am getting tired of it. Soon she'll b e like Ed Asner -- an early warning to "skip this film."
This one isn't awful, but it isn't worth watching unless there's absolutely nothing on anywhere else.
This one isn't awful, but it isn't worth watching unless there's absolutely nothing on anywhere else.