32/13
When he drives his car while intoxicated, Mark loses his driver’s license and must undergo an MPA. During the course, he meets Helena and tries to sober up together with her, but temptations lie in wait everywhere. After Mark’s first unsuccessful attempt to sober up, Helen mentioned that he lasted only 27 days [00:41:50].
After that [00:42:35] in Mark’s apartment, the attached calendar pages indicated that he had been successful for only 25 days. As with most, if not all addictions, those who suffer from it cannot see it. And the film somehow gives this understanding from the very beginning.
They even talk and tell our main character what he is probably thinking. It is not imprinted on him – at least not to the extent that it would help him or make him change something. The story is predictable, but you stick around because the game is mesmerizing you – including the other actors (Chirner, to name just one).
Clichés and suspension of disbelief go hand in hand – or they should, that is. Odin for .. home viewing!
