He Hits the Nail on the Head

Rating: 9/10 (26 May 2010)

At first I thought, "There's nothing gong on here." Then I realized that what was going on here was a real human being was being portrayed for me. The character of Bad is so well drawn. He is gruff, sensitive, sad, all those things, but what he is mostly is believable. I grew up with drunks and knew so many others. They are often so pathetic because they often want so badly to be what they are not. Bad is all these things. He makes huge mistakes but his buddy is the bottle; it's his best friend. Maggie Gyllenhaal is cute and vulnerable and true to form. She has been burned so often but takes one more chance. The results are the way results should be. If you are looking for a major event of earth shattering proportions, don't come here. If you want true characters that thrust and parry and don't always get their way, see this. Bridges deserved the Oscar.