Stars kyra sedgwick, vincent d'onofrio. Some similarities to the film carrie. Wife convinces husband to get in on some quick money making home builder scheme. But everyone is a mess; roger can't seem to get ahead at the bank; his wife georgie really wants to race motorcycles and live in high style. Daughter cynthia is coming of age, and we are forced to share her misery. Even the son henry is working at the construction site, but when he points out the code regulations, he is told to just shut up and keep hammering. Where will everyeone be when it all hits the fan? Which it does, of course. It's okay. Kind of a throwback to the corruption and ponzi schemes of the 2000s. And i'm sure it's all still going on today. Directed by jay alaimo. Story by Matt Fiorello and Peter Tannenbaum.

I wasn't over enthusiastic about watching this re reviews and film summary but pleasantly surprised..liked the family dynamics (very honest - also good film to show your daughter).. liked the contrast between "showy" people and country club staff. If I was Georgie would probably have ridden motorbike into a tree... although prob would just not have joined country club. But then have got drawn into peer groups in past myself.Some surprises along the way,...watched as trying to catch up on Vincent Donofrios' career and thought he played part of dispirited/bored/gentle middle aged man brilliantly... and loved the fight/drunk scenes and scenes with Georgia. budget let it down a little, but have learnt that lot to be said about independent/straight to DVD movies rather than mainstream cinema.

From the start you can see this movie won't hold up because it's all wet!

The plot is predictable, the characters are mostly transparent, and the setting just doesn't complement the materialistic power grabbing characters. It tries to portray 'high finance' personalities but they look more like Walmart shoppers.

The movie - taken as is - isn't a total loss because there is a bit of mystery along the way but getting through it is boring at times. And if the bank was in over its head why was Roger so eager to take control? Maybe I missed an important fact along the way but I'm not about to go back and find out why.