We se the main character get tortured in Vietnam, then have trouble fitting in the USA, and getting abused by Tommy Lee Jones, who eventually dies. The implication is that she now has very little. Then, in a voice-over in the last few minutes of the film, the main character says, (paraphrasing), "I learned about real estate, and rebuilt my life. Today, I run my own business." In other words, instead of watching the story of a woman becoming empowered and learning to cope with her situation, we see her tortured for two hours, and what would have made an interesting, even inspiring, story is reduced to 1 minute of voice-over.