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Newlyweeds (2013)
Well worth a watch
This is a film that will keep you fixed until the end. The first reviewer has given this 1/10. I'm shocked. Knee-jerk reaction because they are anti drugs?? I (until fairly recently) have smoked weed in various forms for a long time - approx 10 years. I confess to stopping because today its: maximum concentration, minimum conversation rather than munchies and giggles. And I occasionally get drug tested! Now I feel I can be objective and say this film is a little over the top (Requiem for a Dream-esque) in it's ultimatum however, I have former friends who have never moved on from eating jaffa cakes and getting stoned at uni and are still at nearly 30 years old, bums because of weed. This film is inspiring in that from time to time it highlights the failings of being a pothead...you say "it's fine" everything will sort itself out. It usually doesn't. The lethargy you feel from "burning" (the film's lingo) is very real and can very easily take over... I think the chap that plays the main character embodies this...but far too much, he almost appears a crack head! A great film in portraying a typical drug addiction and resulting downward spiral but hey... We all know weed is an accessory drug and would you REALLY be on the streets begging to pick up a ten-bag??! Probably not. However this film is very real in that every circumstance that occurs could easily happen in the States and the consequences life changing. In the UK not so much. Probably this will slip under the radar but don't let this dissuade you from giving it a go. Solid acting throughout and if (like me) you have an "education" in weed, you can totally relate to. If this helps at all...this is the first IMDb review I've ever made. Simply because I relate to the theme.