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(director/writer: Julia Verdin; screenwriter: David M. Hyde, James J. Papa; cinematographer: Peter Holland; editor: Alejandro Guimoye; music: Steve Wingfield; cast: William Baldwin (Robert), Xander Berkeley (Harris), Beverly D’Angelo (Dora), Isabella Ferreira (Lauren), Jade Zumann (Jimmy); Runtime: 125; MPAA Rating: NR; producers: Robert Craig, Sally Forcier, Angela Lujan, Jennifer Stolo, Julia Verdin; Fathom Events/Robert Craig Films; 2025)

“The story might be earnest but is clueless about how to realistically deal with the complex homeless problem.”

Reviewed by Dennis Schwartz

The pointless homeless drama is based on a preachy POV. It’s sloppily directed by Julia Verdin (“Maya”/”Lost Girls”) and weakly co-written by her, David M. Hyde, and James J. Papa. It blends together clunky personal stories along with pointing out the country’s epidemic homeless problem. It’s an earnest but naive take on the subject.

Harris (Xander Berkeley), Dora (Beverly D’Angelo), Lauren (Isabella Ferreira) and Jimmy (Jade Zumann) are diverse homeless people who consider themselves family. They disturb Robert (William Baldwin), the uptight financially struggling real estate developer, who rails against them for camping out in tents on busy city streets.

The film’s focus is on Lauren, whose mom dies and as a child she’s placed into foster-care. As a teen, the high school grad returns to her foster home to find her foster family has kicked her out. Their reason is because the system has stopped sending them support money to care for her.

Its main thematic point is anyone can become homeless, but all you need is love and some charity to survive. They’re right about it’s possible for anyone to become homeless, and thereby the public should be sympathetic before being judgmental. But their Beatles song solution “All you need is love,” is superficial.

The story might be earnest but is clueless about how to realistically deal with the complex homeless problem.

REVIEWED ON 3/9/2025  GRADE: C
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