juneebuggy This was better than I was expecting, but it was also not what I was expecting. For starters this isn't the usual Garry Marshall comedy as its being marketed (on the poster it says "from the director of Pretty Woman and the Princess Diaries). Sure there are some funny situations and great lines here but ultimately this deals with sexual abuse, alcoholism and 3 generations of messed up women. I guess that's funny in an awkward sort of way.My moral compass was all kinds of confused here watching a teenage girl confess to sleeping with her step daddy to her drunken mother and then going about some small town related comedy.Anyways, once I got on board with what I was watching I did enjoy this. Lindsay Lohan is given a great role which, even with the benefit of the doubt she's pretty terrible at. She plays Rachel, an out-of-control teen whose foul mouth and promiscuous behaviour have become too much for her long-suffering mother. Felicity Huffman, as the mom drives Rachel to Georgia to spend the summer with her own demanding mother (Jane Fonda) who immediately lays down the "Georgia Rules" and puts Rachel to work.Rachel proceeds to shake up the small town then reveals a secret which brings her mother rushing back from California to find out if its true. The audience is also left wondering if its true. Felicity Huffman and Jane Fonda give powerhouse performances (as expected), they can do the drama and I'll admit that even LeLo grew on me by the end. I also really liked the Dermot Mulroney storyline.Ultimately if this had been marketed properly it might have found its target audience, this is a dramedy and no 'Princess Diaries' . 1/26/15

Danii Disaster Well, it was entertaining enough, but...This movie was marketed as a comedy, which is totally inaccurate since there are surprisingly few "funny" moments. For some people probably none at all.It was not the light-hearted comedy I thought it was going to be. It's quite a serious movie that deals with serious issues.Lindsay Lohan did a fine job... portraying her real-life self. She was so convincing as a spoiled stuck-up party girl because she didn't have to act.Also, there was zero chemistry between characters and you could actually tell that they can't stand / couldn't care less for each other. None of them seem to have bothered to "own" their respective roles; instead, they just showed up and did their jobs -- that's the vibe you get from this movie.Nevertheless, it's quite an O.K. movie -- for those interested in this genre (drama).

cinemaniac2002 This movie had a stellar cast and is excellently written, directed and acted. Given Lindsay Lohan's personal problems during the making of movie, that is a testament to everyone's conviction. In fact, Ms. Lohan was almost fired. The producers apparently had to send her a letter warning her that if she didn't shape up, she'd have to ship out.This is really shocking and explains how bad Lohan's addictions are. Any actor who has the chance to work with the likes of Fonda should be thanking their lucky stars, to say the least. I also heard that Fonda herself showed up at Lohans' trailer and told her to get her butt in gear -- because the crew was waiting for her! Yay for Jane! Too bad it didn't have a lasting impact. Nonetheless, it is always a pleasure to see Fonda and Huffman -- Lohan is a good actor herself. Now if she could just get her "act" together!

lsgambati I would just like to say that I thought this film is wonderful, despite the fact that it brings up bad memories. While I can say my experience was not as bad as some of the experiences I have heard others have experienced, I would like to say that to truly understand this film and the actions taken by the character portrayed by Lindsay Lohan, you would have had to have been molested and/or sexually assaulted yourself. The star character in this story had a negative sexual experience with someone she should have been able to trust. Due to the fact that her experience with sex was negative, her future relationships (sexual in nature or not), have forever been altered. Now, therapy and future positive experiences can change the outcome for the star character...but they can never, NEVER take back what she lost when she was victimized by her step father. If you have not experienced what the character went through, you can't really understand the entire gist of the film. The main point of the store is despite what the women in the story have gone through, they haven't let it completely change the fact that they can still get what they want and enjoy a life that they can carve for themselves.