A former defense attorney (Cameron Diaz) finds herself back in the courtroom when she and her husband (Jason Patric) get sued for emancipation by their teenage daughter, Anna (Abigail Breslin). The subsequent trial exposes a shocking family secret that tests the limits of parental love -- and the boundaries of ethics. Joan Cusack and Alec Baldwin round out the cast in this powerful drama based on Jodi Picoult's novel.
A mindless film to watch until I can get to sleep... (The book is also mindless, but my hands hurt too much to use a book!!) I wish I had the flu, just so I'd sleep all the time, even at night! (I... more
A mindless film to watch until I can get to sleep... (The book is also mindless, but my hands hurt too much to use a book!!) I wish I had the flu, just so I'd sleep all the time, even at night! (I only sleep well with a bad flu, or pneumonia, or EBV. Gotta love this combination of illnesses!)