Dogfight

What elevates this slight tale above the ordinary is a stunning performance from Taylor, investing her character with sensitivity and wit, while Phoenix yet again displays all the signs of a potential master at work.

River Phoenix and Lili Taylor are well cast here.

...what really is most refreshing about Savoca is that she doesn't condescend to her characters, the usual fatal pitfall for filmmakers undertaking small-scaled stories about average people.