"A Home of Our Own" was an autoplay that came on after "Curly Sue." I thought that it was in the same vein as "Curly Sue" so maybe it would be as good or at least the same kind of movie.
It was neither.
It starred Kathy Bates as Frances Lacey, a struggling single mother of six. I thought that a movie with Kathy Bates in it was sure to be a quality film.
I was wrong.
It was a very generic movie about struggling to survive with next to nothing. Co-starring in the movie was Edward Furlong as her eldest son, Shayne Lacey. Edward Furlong is not a plus in any movie, but his presence wasn't the problem. The problem was, while it was a feel good story, it was hardly silver screen worthy. It was a Hallmark movie at best.
The movie takes place in 1962. After Frances was wrongfully terminated for roughing up a guy who sexually harassed her at work, she packed up her entire family in her '48 Plymouth and headed northeast from Los Angeles. They landed in Hankston, Idaho where she found a rundown old shack and made it their home. She and the kids would labor over that house the rest of the movie while the selfish and borderline abusive Frances tried to make things work with toughness and pride.
Was it a nice story? Yes. Was it compelling? Not really.
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It was neither.
It starred Kathy Bates as Frances Lacey, a struggling single mother of six. I thought that a movie with Kathy Bates in it was sure to be a quality film.
I was wrong.
It was a very generic movie about struggling to survive with next to nothing. Co-starring in the movie was Edward Furlong as her eldest son, Shayne Lacey. Edward Furlong is not a plus in any movie, but his presence wasn't the problem. The problem was, while it was a feel good story, it was hardly silver screen worthy. It was a Hallmark movie at best.
The movie takes place in 1962. After Frances was wrongfully terminated for roughing up a guy who sexually harassed her at work, she packed up her entire family in her '48 Plymouth and headed northeast from Los Angeles. They landed in Hankston, Idaho where she found a rundown old shack and made it their home. She and the kids would labor over that house the rest of the movie while the selfish and borderline abusive Frances tried to make things work with toughness and pride.
Was it a nice story? Yes. Was it compelling? Not really.
Free on Tubi.