Wednesday, September 10, 2014
Going on and on
Being in a relationship with an addict should be an arms length kind of thing. If any length at all.
The relationship becomes toxic for all people involved. The lover gets sucked into a dance with the loved one who is on drugs.
But sometimes we are in relationships when the addiction happens. It is hard not to get stuck.
Today's film shows this endless loop.
Without any warning Erik falls for a guy with a drug "problem" and soon finds that the "problem" is overwhelming.
I can attest to the validity of this film and the way things play out.
Ira Sachs says he has been there and it shows in the realistic presentation of how the disease only goes one way. Down hill.
The actors are nicely normal. Good looking. Good jobs. None of this matters. The bottom line is that one of the two is going under and the question is whether the other will get sucked down in the undertow.
Everyone means well here. They are intelligent and good looking. But the events unfold against their best efforts.
The drug here is crack cocaine. Vicious and uncompromising.
It is a hard film to watch. But as in all good dramas, there is a strong love and a gentle purpose behind it all.
This is part of our DVD collection and so it is a 5 out of Netflix5.
Not the most happy film for a time alone I admit. But there it is. I am working my way through the DVD collection.
