Well, Lil'Girl of Brisbane, Australia has obviously not ever met someone with a mental handicap of this nature, as is apparent in her comments about Carla being a "spoilt child throwing tantrums". Giovanni Ribisi and Juliette Lewis did a MARVELOUS job portraying their characters. And as someone who has been around the mentally disabled, I can assure you that the problems portrayed and the characters were very well done indeed.
But, all that aside, this is one of the best movies of it's kind I've ever seen. The characters are real, the plot is intriguing (to say the least), and the emotional roller-coaster is done such that we, as an audience, can truly understand what it is the characters are feeling (well, most of us anyway, see ¶1). The minor characters perfectly compliment the main characters and the flaws portrayed make them that much better. All in all it is a wonderful movie that should be seen by everyone at least once.
But, all that aside, this is one of the best movies of it's kind I've ever seen. The characters are real, the plot is intriguing (to say the least), and the emotional roller-coaster is done such that we, as an audience, can truly understand what it is the characters are feeling (well, most of us anyway, see ¶1). The minor characters perfectly compliment the main characters and the flaws portrayed make them that much better. All in all it is a wonderful movie that should be seen by everyone at least once.