Mona ends up taking Vanessa with her to the Miss America Miss competition and is finally forced to take a hard look at what she has become - and how she can make it better with her little girl. But she didn't pick a complicated story. Well, there is some complication which confuses the viewer at first. Pretending to be someone's mother for seven years without anyone knowing - tough sell. Sally Field skewers these contestants.
Beauty competitions are so archaic.
The ending of the film was very refreshing. Without giving anything away, this film's ending is indeed a surprise. The ending stuns you like a fist. Yeah, knew you'd like that, Jay. A bit precocious and a little too doe-eyed, but she has spunk.