I got out my DVD and watched this again last night. I believe this was originally a made-for-Showtime movie, and premiered the same year as another movie I can kinda see as good companion pieces to one another- "Leaving Las Vegas". Comedian Richard Lewis, who I believe is a recovering alcoholic himself, and coincidentally had a small role in LLV as well, stars in this ensemble drama set in one night surrounding an AA meeting. His character takes off on a relapse around the city as his fellow AA members go into all their stories.
This is such a great film about addiction, and all the little things that can trigger relapses- the times, places, memories, people, etc... Lewis's performance in this rivals anything Anthony Hopkins, Robert DeNiro, Marlon Brando have ever done, so it kinda surprises me his acting career didn't go farther than it did. And look for some other great performances from some other heavy hitters- including no less than Faye Dunaway, Parker Posey, Calista Flockheart, Sam Rockwell, etc...
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This is such a great film about addiction, and all the little things that can trigger relapses- the times, places, memories, people, etc... Lewis's performance in this rivals anything Anthony Hopkins, Robert DeNiro, Marlon Brando have ever done, so it kinda surprises me his acting career didn't go farther than it did. And look for some other great performances from some other heavy hitters- including no less than Faye Dunaway, Parker Posey, Calista Flockheart, Sam Rockwell, etc...
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And don't settle for second best!- lots of copy-cat and imitation groups out there, but "the REAL movie-holiks" is THEE original one!