LOL I am so glad that everyone was thinking the same things I was thinking. I agree that Fantasia seemed very slow in the movie, and personally I don't think she had it all that bad growing up. I think a lot of her setbacks were issues caused by her. (not the rape) But her family lived in a nice house and a nice neighborhood, her baby's daddy was the son of a doctor personally I think she chose to struggle.
Needless to say I did NOT enjoy the movie
ETA: Fantasia's brother (the actor who played her brother) was soo cute