Smashed

source: Smashed

I like Mary Winstead as an actress, although she isnt at her best in this movie. What's worse the opposite male actor (unknown) is a nobody, lacking charisma and chemistry. THAT is a problem, because this movie evolves solely around this couple, who are both alcoholics, when one suddenly starts going sober. The bad: no chemistry. No drama. No credibility. No suspense, storywise. Any good? Well, the story by itself isnt terrible. It's a good attempt at portraying the difficulties of kicking a drug habit.

So the movie itself is a bit of a slow burner, a really slow burner but if you stick with it the storyline does finally suck you in. I personally had a tough time connecting with the protagonist's character, okay, i actually didn't like her. Had a tough time believing her. Anyway. Great theme arc as it focused on how we as humans tend to use our vices to cover up the real underlying issues in our lives, and in this film, the marriage relationships. The protagonist realizes this about herself and decides to do something about it. supporting cast livened it up a bit. Other scenes looked too rehearsed taking away the rawness of the scene. Such as the liquor store scene and the arguing scenes between the protagonist and her husband. Although the very last scene for me was the winner, dialogue was powerful and really resonated, Aaron's performance there told so much about the story and her reaction to it was worth the 90 minutes.

I enjoyed this movie. MEW is a great actress and did a good job in this movie. One thing that make me think though is how I laughed at the sex scene where her husband falls asleep. Since it is happening to a man, people laugh. And that is OK. The far left likes to say that men can't be victims of sexism, so maybe they can't be victims of rape in their eyes either. If it were a woman getting slapped to stay awake during a sex scene, then the guy kept going once she was completely asleep; we would all be talking about "the disturbing rape scene in Smashed" But, since it was a guy...it is just funny. Nobody cares. He probably liked it, right? You can't have it one way and not the other. So, think about a gender reversal when you laugh at that scene and then ask yourself if you would be fighting just as much for a man while you're out there marching in your pink hat and chanting about the patriarchy.