Ay, I love a good addiction addiction flick. I think it's a nod to my days of psilocybin binging. I remember always thinking, "hey I could live like this every day," before sobriety eventually crept-in and I'd convince myself to live with half-hearted purpose. I have some type of backward, misguided envy for addiction. Not to sound insensitive to those afflicted by addiction, but this genre is like fantasy for me. Plus, who doesn't love a good comeback story? Well, I guess I don't. The partying and boozing scenes were great! Jack Black hilarious! But the recovery scenes were meh. Not even Jonah Hill can make AA propaganda look cool.
Still, I like Joaquin Phoenix and I think he did a great job of playing a pained, needy man. I've watched that speeding wheelchair scene about a dozen times. There are enough good scenes in this flick to give it a watch.
Still, I like Joaquin Phoenix and I think he did a great job of playing a pained, needy man. I've watched that speeding wheelchair scene about a dozen times. There are enough good scenes in this flick to give it a watch.