Heather Graham stars in this indie exploration of love and marital commitment directed by Lisa Krueger. A hardcore believer in the sanctity of marriage, plucky Joline (Graham) is stunned when her husband Carl (Luke Wilson) abruptly dumps her, leaving only a vaguely-worded note to explain himself. Undaunted, Joline leaves New York to look for her man and discovers him in the wild west of El Paso, Texas, after meeting a bevy of neer-do-wells and weirdos along the way. She discovers that Carl is shacked up with a beautiful Hispanic woman named Carmen (Patricia Velasquez). Meanwhile, Jolines flirtatious brother Jay (Casey Affleck) shows up from the Big Apple to look after his sister. Later, two men enter Jolines life. One is Neil (Goran Visnjic), Carls hunky, beguiling neighbor, who increasingly becomes the object of Jolines affection, and Grampy (Alfonso Arau), an aging Mexican medicine man who becomes Jolines spiritual guide. This film was screened at the 2000 Sundance Film Festival. ~ Jonathan Crow, All Movie Guide
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