Whenever trouble strikes in one of her relationships, single mother Mary Jo Walker and her daughter, Ava, pack up and move to another city, a routine Ava is tiring of. This time, they are helped on their move to San Diego by trucker Jack Ranson. While Ava settles in, getting a leading part in the school play, Jack starts dating Mary Jo but soon reveals himself to be controlling and aggressive. Mary Jo prepares to flee again, angering Ava.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 10 wins & 11 nominations.
Top Critics Reviews
fresh:
There is something so poignant and generous and sad in that dilemma that women all over may watch McTeer's performance and glimpse an essential truth in it.
– Owen Gleiberman,
Entertainment Weekly,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Keep it authentic, keep it modest, keep it hopping. That's what happens in Tumbleweeds.
– Richard Schickel,
TIME Magazine,
1 Jan 2000
rotten:
A deeply and disappointingly conventional picture masquerading as a free-spirited one.
– Stephanie Zacharek,
Salon.com,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Tumbleweeds is most worthwhile for its mother-daughter scenes, which ring truer than those in Anywhere but Here.
– Lou Lumenick,
New York Post,
1 Jan 2000
fresh:
Features two unforgettable performances from a pair of actresses who are bound to make their mark in the movies.