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I have read some negative reviews and the first question that comes to mind is 'have you ever loved an addict?' As someone whose husband is an addict, this story could not be more real. Some of the lines I've heard verbatim, and watching the parents go through the trauma rang true of my inlaws also. So many lines from the addict though, and particularly the times he went missing, rang so true for me.
One review in the New York Times said it 'glossed over the reality'. No, it showed that ice/meth addiction can hit any family. It can certainly hit a middle/upper class family and the torment of not knowing how to help is so true.
After watching the film I read the book and was again moved by the reality it presented
If you know and love an addict, I recommend this film. Addiction is such an epidemic so I recommend it for all, but for those of us who love an addict there is a certain cathartic nature to the film that perhaps exists mostly if you've walked it.
score 10/10
chickenhead18 6 December 2018
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