I didn't buy either of those actors as white trash. I like Matt Dillon, but as others have said, he doesn't have much range. Meanwhile, the lady dated a psychotic pill pusher previously, and the guy, even when healthy, gambled his good job money away.These are not the problems of the "working poor," per say. These are the problems of white trash. Not all working poor date psychos, and not all handicapped types spend their days officiating sack races and guzzling booze.The working poor do struggle, but they usually do so in more dignity, make efforts to improve their habits, and purchase condoms. These people did contribute to their own destitution in substantial ways. America did not do it to them. If the lady film maker feels that it's America's fault, wouldn't she have to blame the Leftist Messiah who had eight years to solve this stuff?Having said all that, I did buy the convenience store workers and the motel dwellers. They all seemed real. There just was not enough character development or original challenges, to keep me interested. At least in that Netflix show Justified, characters went deep into introspection and contemplated the nature of life and God.

This movie is depressing. However, it is realistic. People who live in the better parts of Washington, New York, San Francisco, Denver, etc, or most suburbs anywhere need to realize that the everyday life of a very, very large number of Americans is what is depicted in this film. Move to Youngstown OH, or Odessa TX, or any of a thousand other cities and you will see what America is really like. It is not the Hamptons, or Hyannis Port, or Beverly Hills, or Knob Hill, or McLean, or ......... What is sad is that these low-life ignorant people don't even realize what is best for them. They continue their downward spiral with booze (cheap), drugs (oxy, meth, crack), stupid behavior (breeding more of the same) and even voting against their own best interests (i.e. Republican).Watts, as usual, is superb - she is clearly one of the two or three best living actresses today. Dillon's performance was as good as his best. Tess Harper was great as well.The film is not really entertaining - there is not a single likable character. The plot is not a story, i.e. it has no real beginning or end; it is not a mystery, it is not a Jane Austin romance, it is not a comedy, etc. Nonetheless, I would recommend it purely so that upper and middle class America can see the life of what may well be the majority of Americans.

Contains spoiler alert*** Slow moving, I was okay with that to the point. The characters were not in depth. The acting was fine on Naomi, Norman and Matts parts. Other than that everyone else sucked. I can wrap this up pretty fast: The movie is named after the store where Naomi works..she quits her job with her mean boss and he fires her at the same time.Shes Pregnant with Matts baby hes in a wheelchair but can apparently makes babies. They live in a small motel and get kicked out when she looses her job. They stay with her mom who has foster children. Her mom seems to lean more for Naomi to be with her ex who is played by Norman Reedus. Nothing even happens with Norman, just small boring drama...So Naomi gets into an argument with Matt runs off to get an abortion, comes back tells Matt, hes okay with it and the movies ends. What kind of ending was that? What did I just see? It just ended with no ending. Its tells us nothing. It doesn't show them getting on their feet, or getting jobs or anything good happening. Just the stupid drama they had...what is the point of this movie????? No Ending at all. I give it one star, yes that is how stupid this movie is.

6.25 of 10. A film that needs to be watched in its entirety to truly appreciate. A complex story set in the South, Florida in particular, with the type of people once viewed as trailer trash rednecks.It starts out as a handicap man's fantasy, then starts to shift, with hints along the way that things aren't as nice as they look. It's not the happy world of Coke and donuts for breakfast and dinner, the peanut butter might not be fresh, and the adopted parents may not be in it for the sake of loving children.It's things like the product placement in the film that require the complete story of the film to be put in proper perspective. The film would have benefited from a bit more context, but is definitely worth seeing.