This one hit me hard, and it earned every bit of it.
The setup is simple. Molly is fighting to get clean, and her mother has to decide whether to believe her one more time. That’s it. No twists, no flashy moments, just two people trying to figure out if trust is even possible anymore.
Mila Kunis is stunning. I’ve never seen her like this. She plays Molly as exhausted, ashamed, and desperate, but she never begs you to feel sorry for her. Every scene feels so real it’s almost uncomfortable, like you’re watching something you shouldn’t be. It’s the best work of her career, no question.
Glenn Close matches her the whole way. She plays the mother with a tired, complicated love that could have curdled into judgment but never does. You feel every year of disappointment she’s carrying.
Watch what the film does with the mother’s hands. The camera keeps returning to them, catching her nervous little tics, and by the end they’ve gone still. Nobody says a word about it, but it tells you everything about where she’s landed. That’s the kind of detail that trusts you to notice.
It’s slow, it’s small, and it’s not an easy watch. Go in expecting something quiet and painful, not comforting.
But it’s honest, and it stayed with me for days. Two of the best performances you’ll see, and a film with the nerve to leave you sitting in the hard part. Don’t miss it.
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