A Strong Sub-text

Rating: 8/10 (5 April 2010)

What this movie offers as a sub-text is quite refreshing: AA culture and and the tendency to give therapists god-like power over all individuals only leads to sheepish stupidity. Watch it again and see who is in AA and who isn't - and who saves the day and who almost gets her grand-kid killed. And the therapist.... what an indictment of the typical American reaction to problem drinking. Send her to rehab even though she didn't drink and was right about Esther. Props to whoever in Hollywood who had the guts to take on the 12 step mind-clone mentality and get this film out there. I guess there's a few people making movies who haven't been to rehab.