After his mother's death, Collin Fenwick goes to live with his father's cousins, the wealthy, avaricious, and controlling Verena Talbo, and her compliant, earthy sister Dolly. When a city slicker comes to town and convinces Verena to market Dolly's locally-famous tonic, Dolly finally gets some backbone, refuses to divulge the formula, and heads for a tree house with Collin and Catherine, the loyal maid. Verena, who has most of the town in her pocket, sics the law on the renegades. Dolly, Catherine, and Collin find a supporter in a retired judge, Charlie Cool, who's attracted to Dolly. Will Verena's venom win out And what about that city slicker
说实话，一开始这部剧没什么感觉，后面慢慢看进去之后反而挺有味道，不是那种看几分钟就想关掉的。
影片剧情跌宕起伏，情节设置环环相扣，从开场便紧紧抓住观众眼球，毫无拖沓之感，一路引领我们深入故事核心，着实过瘾。
导演查尔斯·马修在这部作品中尝试了不同的叙事风格和表现手法，虽然效果有限但值得鼓励。
剧情挺接地气，就是有些桥段太刻意，煽情过了头。
整部电影的节奏缓慢，缺乏高潮和亮点，让人看得昏昏欲睡。