While Florida convenience store clerk Melissa (Naomi Watts) and her partner Rich (Matt Dillon)─a wheelchair-bound alcoholic─greet news of her pregnancy with happy anticipation, the circumstances of their hardscrabble lives only grow more darkly challenging. Apart from being nickel-and-dimed on a daily basis, the couple faces threats of Melissa losing her wage-slave job and the return of her violent ex-boyfriend (Norman Reedus). Intense drama co-stars Tess Harper, Yvonne Gougelet. 95 min. Widescreen (Enhanced); Soundtrack: English.