I liked the movie a lot. There's other movies out there that have the same outline (a homeless/poor person who could easily give up and make nothing more out of their life, but instead turn it around and accomplish things unimaginable.) Most of those movies are just cliches with cheesy acting. However, this movie had an original story line with really good actors. I was actually wanting to know what would happen next after every scene. My favorite part was when she said "Sometimes I feel like there is skin upon the world. And those of us who are born under it can see through it. We just can't get through it." It was my favorite because I think that is the best representation of how the homeless really see the world and the reality of it. I don't think I would have been as resilient as Liz was. I don't go through half the things that she had to go through, yet she still had more determination in her school work than I do. Plus it's not easy to escape a family of drug addiction. Not only was her family addicted to hard drugs, but her grandparents were too. She overcame impossible circumstances with grace and determination.