Rose and Norah are single women trying and mostly failing to make it in this world. Their mother killed herself when they were small and their father (Alan Arkin, who is always fun) is a well meaning man who is long on ideas and short on success. Rose is trying to hang on to her memories of being the star cheerleader in high school but in reality she's just trapped in a dead end affair with her now married high school boyfriend. Norah has basically never gotten over her mother's death and wanders through life angry.
Then somebody suggests they go into crime scene cleaning. It's something that most of us never think about but someone has to clean up the blood and gore left by violent crime. There's an entire industry out there taking care of other people's messes. And the ladies decide they can do it too.
It's a silly idea for which they are utterly unprepared but they almost make a go of it. There are a couple really good ideas that the script touches on but never really explores. Consequently any depth to the story is just left unexplored. Inspired by a true story of two friends in Seattle who get into the bio-hazard clean up industry the plot is pitifully thin. What saves it are the two stars. They make you care about the sisters and bring just enough honest emotion to overcome the general triteness.
An OK little movie that is perfect for a lazy afternoon that needs filling.
Rating - *** Worth a Look
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