A woman who has a talent for assembling jigsaw puzzles sneaks away from her suburban town and goes to New York City, where she partners with a man for a puzzle tournament in Atlantic City. As she experiences independence for the first time, she begins to view her value and the pieces of her own life in a whole new light.
“Macdonald is so good, on her own or with a scene partner, director Marc Turtletaub’s movie refuses to fall apart.” – Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
“The acting is uniformly good, but Macdonald is excellent. She captures the frustrations Agnes didn’t even know she had, and her performance is authentic throughout.” – Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic
