"It works! Emotional wallop. An uproarious love story of bitter heartache and sweet revenge … Directing-writing debut of three-time Oscarä Nominee Diane Ladd. TERRIFIC DIALOGUE! STUNNING, BREATHTAKING FILM! Ladd is grisly funny in the title role, and the film is surprisingly effective as psychodrama, getting a special bite out of the casting of Ladd's own real ex-husband, Bruce Dern, who stars with a magnificent performance in the part of the captive male. Both actors should receive a nomination … piercing performances by a superb supporting cast - Shelley Winters and Kelly Preston … Mrs. Munck in it's own way, successfully mines some of the same terrain as The Bridges of Madison County! Of the 200 films at the festival - one of this reviewer's ten PERSONAL FAVORITES!" - William Arnold, Seattle Post Intelligencer