As a homeless woman living in her car in Tow, Amanda Ogle's (Rose Byrne) life is turned upside down when her 'home' is - you guessed it - towed. She follows this unfair incident (the car was initially stolen, then allegedly towed, where it eventually accrued over $20k of fines due to storage and additional legal fees, etc) for over a year, sleeping in shelters and getting on the good side of Barb (Octavia Spencer), the woman in charge of (what I imagine) is the cleanest, poshest homeless shelter ever.
The irony in this fact-based tale is that, despite her social and financial shortcomings, Ogle's plight is half-sympathetic. The reason? Her car was barely worth a thousand dollars, yet she fought for it with a vigor of someone who was chasing a prized possession worthy of a million bucks. Now, I'm not downplaying the authenticity of Ogle's story; but I am questioning why this 'drama' expects us to care for a character who's such a disappointment as a person that - in America, of all places - she behaves as if she's living in war torn, sub Saharan Africa. If you want to truly appreciate Byrne's talents, check out If I had Legs, I'd Kick You instead.
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