Story Of Jen

In some ways a coming of age story, but the pacing and aimless plot don't do a lot for this one. Jen's life starts to disintegrate when her step-father kills himself. Her mother starts to retreat from the world aside from drunken excursions to pick up strangers in bars. Her step-father's brother comes to stay with them causing scandal among their nosey neighbours and sparking an idea of romance for Jen.

After the inevitable maybe-it-is-and-maybe-it's-not-rape sexual encounter, the entire thing takes a left turn, though. The uncle goes off into a huge national park on horseback to play Rambo, and Jen goes through a random series of experiences which are never followed up on.

Interesting for some really beautiful shots of the park, and a creepy yet hilarious scene of a teen pregnancy counseling class, but the entire thing really does fall apart. No message, no real point, and nobody is particularly likeable, nor comes close to learning anything.