Mom responds by handing over the hat she's wearing, urging her daughter to fling it out the window. Suddenly, enforced hilarity hits the accelerator, going from zero to 60 in no time as the two begin tossing clothes out of the vehicle, laughing uproariously.
Unstable moms are fun.
There are so many times when modern families are anything but ordinary. And the possibilities for exploring those kinds of relationships are endlessly compelling. Mary Jo is less an original, engaging character than an archetype, the kind of force of nature that's been hanging around in her black brassiere and housecoat for centuries, dangling a slipper from one eternally sexy instep. Ava sees what her mother's problem is, and spells it out in no uncertain terms, grumbling as she loads her suitcases and her white mice into the getaway car yet again. She's the epitome of Wise Counsel, the urchin who's perceptive beyond her years.