Hateship Loveship Page #6

Synopsis: Johanna Parry, a quiet caregiver, starts a new job working for an elderly Mr. McCauley and his teenage granddaughter Sabitha. A cruel trick by Sabitha lands Johanna in an awkward one-way relationship with Ken, Sabitha's estranged father but her newfound ambition and desire gives her courage to transform her awkward doom into real contentment.
Genre: Drama, Romance
Director(s): Liza Johnson
Production: IFC Films
 
IMDB:
6.2
Metacritic:
59
Rotten Tomatoes:
51%
R
Year:
2013
104 min
Website
175 Views


Beckman's, and there's this new

restaurant I've been checking

restaurant I've been checking

out down there.

Out down there.

Quinn Davis has eaten there.

Quinn Davis has eaten there.

Mm-hmm.

Mm-hmm.

Maybe, if you wanted to, you

maybe, if you wanted to, you

could join me for lunch.

Could join me for lunch.

That is the nicest offer, but

that is the nicest offer, but

I... I really can't leave.

I... I really can't leave.

Well, thank you for your

well, thank you for your

help, Eileen.

Help, Eileen.

Thank you, Mr. mccauley.

Thank you, Mr. mccauley.

Bye-bye.

Bye-bye. Bye-bye.

Oh, you're up.

Oh, you're up.

Thought you were gone for

thought you were gone for good.

Good.

May I?

Got you some fresh milk.

Sit down.

Sit down.

I'll bring you some aspirin and

I'll bring you some aspirin and

some juice.

Some juice.

I'll get dinner started.

I'll get dinner started.

Need some help?

Need some help? No. I'm okay.

I cared for Mrs. willits since

I was 15.

I was 15.

She needed me there, so she

she needed me there, so she

didn't let me do a lot of stuff

didn't let me do a lot of stuff

outside the house.

Outside the house.

She didn't let you?

She didn't let you?

Well, I went to Iowa city

well, I went to Iowa city

with my neighbor, but then my

with my neighbor, but then my

neighbor moved.

Um...

That appointment I have in the

that appointment I have in the

morning... um, it's with my

morning... um, it's with my

probation officer.

Probation officer.

And then I have a narcotics

and then I have a narcotics

anonymous meeting at 4:00.

You know I spent time in prison,

right?

Right?

It's none of my business.

It's none of my business.

I crashed a speed boat with

I crashed a speed boat with

sabitha and her mom... marcel.

Marcel was killed. I know.

I know. You know.

It was an accident.

I was drunk... And high.

Yeah, but it was still an

accident.

Oh, hey. I brought Chinese.

I brought Chinese.

Uh, we ate already.

Uh, we ate already.

I got an early day tomorrow.

Kung pao chicken, spring

rolls, moo shu pork, and the

rolls, moo shu pork, and the

pancakes.

Pancakes.

What are you doing, babe?

What are you doing, babe?

What are you doing?

What are you doing?

Hanging out with "little house"

hanging out with "little house

on the prairie"?

On the prairie"?

Don't say that.

Don't say that. In your p.J.S?

In your p.J.S?

Having a sleepover or whatever?

Having a sleepover or whatever?

Listen, why don't you just

listen, why don't you just

give me back the key and go,

give me back the key and go,

okay?

You still owe me 200 bucks.

Sorry about that.

You remember them.

Them. No, I don't.

No, I don't. Oh, they had...

oh, they had... I don't.

I don't.

They had eight kids, and they

they had eight kids, and they

all played different

all played different

instruments.

Instruments. Yeah.

Yeah.

And then they would all play

and then they would all play

those corny songs at the fair.

Those corny songs at the fair.

I don't remember them!

I don't remember them!

Well, one year, they had a

well, one year, they had a

float in the parade.

Float in the parade.

One of the daughters fell off

one of the daughters fell off

and she broke her little finger

and she broke her little finger

and they came to me, wanting me

and they came to me, wanting me

to sue the whole damn town.

To sue the whole damn town.

Okay, wait. Wait. Wait.

Okay, wait. Wait. Wait.

I remember them.

I remember them.

Did they have these big old

did they have these big old

buckteeth?

Buckteeth?

Oh, God, I'm horrible.

- Oh, God, I'm horrible.

- I don't know

I don't know

what you talkin' about, ma'am.

What you talkin' about, ma'am.

You're horrible!

You're horrible! Yes, I am.

Yes, I am. Wait. Wait.

Wait. Wait.

The blonde one... remember?

The blonde one... remember?

She always sang that same old

she always sang that same old

song.

Song. What was that?

- What was that?

- Hello, my baby

Hello, my baby

hello, my honey

Hello, my honey

hello, my ragtime gal

Hello, my ragtime gal

oh, gosh.

Oh, gosh.

Well... Well...

Well...

I guess I should be going.

I guess I should be going.

Oh, okay.

Oh, okay. All right, um...

All right, um... Um...

Um... Yes, of course.

Yes, of course.

I'm... I'm really happy you

I'm... I'm really happy you

came.

Came. Thank you.

Thank you.

Oh, no, no, no, thank you.

Oh, no, no, no, thank you.

No, seriously.

No, seriously. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you. Thank you.

Thank you.

All right, there you go.

All right, there you go.

You in?

You in? Yep.

Yep. And don't be a stranger.

And don't be a stranger. No.

No. All right? Okay.

You know, I wouldn't want

this to ruin our business

this to ruin our business

relationship.

Relationship.

No, me neither, not at all.

No, me neither, not at all.

Lift you!

Lift you!

Yes, right here.

Yes, right here.

How was the movie?

It's past midnight.

It's past midnight.

Supper ran late.

Supper ran late.

Hmm. Really late.

Hmm. Really late.

Uh-huh, uh-huh, really late.

Do you smell like perfume?

I can't tell whether you smell

like budweiser or michelob.

Like budweiser or michelob.

I do not know what you are

I do not know what you are

talking about.

Talking about.

Well, I don't know what

well, I don't know what

you're talking about.

You're talking about.

Where's Edith tonight?

Where's Edith tonight?

Mnh, she's probably out

mnh, she's probably out

screwing Stevie in the back of

screwing Stevie in the back of

his brother's crappy little

his brother's crappy little

jeep.

Either someone on the bus

must have stolen it, or I lost

must have stolen it, or I lost

it.

It.

I'm really very good with money.

I'm really very good with money.

Yeah, I had my wallet stolen

yeah, I had my wallet stolen

on the bus once.

On the bus once.

But they only took $400, and

but they only took $400, and

there was a lot more in there.

There was a lot more in there.

I know because I counted it when

I know because I counted it when

I paid the movers.

I paid the movers.

I told you I couldn't pay you

I told you I couldn't pay you

back for that if that's what

back for that if that's what

you're hinting at.

You're hinting at. No.

No. No, I just lost $400.

Uh, I'll be back later, okay?

Are you feeling well enough?

Are you feeling well enough?

Mm.

Mm.

Well, I still feel like sh*t,

well, I still feel like sh*t,

but I can't miss a meeting with

but I can't miss a meeting with

my p.O. Unless I got all kinds

my p.O. Unless I got all kinds

of bullshit medical

of bullshit medical

documentations and...

Documentations and...

Did you take an aspirin?

Did you take an aspirin? Yeah.

Yeah.

Hey, um, it wouldn't surprise

hey, um, it wouldn't surprise

me if Chloe took your money.

Me if Chloe took your money.

I mean, she's pretty f***ing

I mean, she's pretty f***ing

sneaky.

Sneaky. She is a junkie, so...

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