enjoyable but frustrating

Rating: 7/10 (20 November 2012)

Why, why, why does Hollywood have to paint an alcoholic the same way. Angry, hurtful and out of control. This was an opportunity for a great actor to embrace a real danger in our society, the functioning drunk. Here was a guy who obviously was getting away with it as we learn his coworkers were aware of his problem yet didn't say anything to him or anyone else. This doesn't jive with how Denzil's character was portrayed which was a man totally out of control and not functional. As it turned out, all his coworkers should be fired.
The movie was entertaining and worth seeing. I just would have preferred if Denzil was allowed to play a more shrewd character, better hiding his addiction. It would have been more effective showing the danger of enabling such behavior by ignoring it.