I saw it to and cried the length of it. Not academy award worthy movie, but enjoyable and quite a nice stray from the movies that preceded it.
All I will say is "It's not important how hard life hits you - it hits ALL of us hard. What is important is how hard life hits you and how many times you keep getting back up."
My Nini (13 y/o daughter) said that this was what she admired most about me. Caught me by surprise. We are both staying alive for each other.