Alcoholist

If you are an alcoholic, the movie has a lot of scenes on why not to drink. Plenty of reminders! Overall, the story was good but I did scratch my head and wonder about the ending of the movie. Throughout the movie, the alcoholic is not the only person with an obsession. Individuals who reach out to help the suffering alcoholic and say, "Trust me" are not always to be trusted. Although, the movie includes many pathological altruistic people who are helping alcoholics not drink, the recovery is not healthy due to some of the controlling behavior enforced by the non alcoholic individuals. Another good reminder not to drink.

An extreme alcoholic lives next door to the man who killed his family and was cleared of any charges. This is what started his drinking and all he lives for now is to kill the man next door.

Bill Moseley plays the man he wants to kill. The weird cameo was by Lloyd Kaufman who sits on a tractor and waves at a guy. That's it. This film was very depressing as we watch this guy drink himself silly, and he still finds himself unable to kill the neighbour every chance he tries. He finds a little solace in a worker from AA who helps him fight his addiction.

The film was a real slow burner but it wasn't too bad. It does get repetitive after a bit. A good ending I thought and you probably won't want to have a drink for some time.

The lead character renders a real portrayal of a real alcoholic. The acting is good to the point that you are forced to wonder if they got a real alcoholic to act in the movie! The support characters' performances are OK and 'almost' there. There is an overall darkness in the movie without any redeeming qualities. There appears to be an attempt to portray the obsessions, or the hidden darkness, of people with addictions and the people without. But this aspect is not made clear, or explored. I personally had an uncle who was never sober. He died when he was 42 years old from severe liver damage from alcoholism. That said, this movie perhaps tries to be a deterrent to viewers taking up the bottle. I don't see the point. I am not sure if it is effective in that message either. The bottle is taken up, even as this movie acknowledges, as a method of slow suicide. A brokenhearted or suicidal person taking to the bottle has already stopped caring about oneself or others, there is no real message or redemption in the movie. I felt that the movie took something away, my time, my desire to understand, and so on. The movie gave nothing. No entertainment, no real message. It left me depressed and regretting watching the movie. Hence only 4 stars. Just a fair warning.

It's your loss if you haven't watched Alcoholist yet or decide against it! I think nobody could portray the tribulations of being an alcoholic better than Bret Roberts. The barbarous lifestyle of alcoholist Daniel is bound to raise awareness against alcoholism. A mercurial story leading to a thought-provoking conclusion deserves your complete attention. The overly dramatic parts of this film, like that one father son scene, could be toned down. The set designing was very impressive. The alcoholist's neighbour's family didn't look like one but two adults and a child playing family. Gabriella Wright's unintelligible character mystified the film by taking up the responsibility of ridding the alcoholist of his true vicious addiction. A few scenes seemed necessarily repetitious yet monotonous at the same time. Apart from the brilliant lead, John Robinson's performance was noteworthy.

Can I just say, "WOW"! This movie will go down as my favorite drama movie of all time.Fascinating, inspiring. The acting was mesmerizing and the plot was impressively perfect. Went with another female friend . The lead actor renders a real portrayal of a real sick alcoholic person. The CGI visions are very intriguing. Gabriella Wright's unintelligible character mystified the film by taking up the responsibility of ridding the alcoholist of his true vicious addiction. A few scenes seemed necessarily repetitious yet monotonous at the same time. If you are looking for a strange metaphysical film with lots of surprises and sick characters, this is definitely a good movie for you.