sherrybaby be quite a painful and sordid melodrama set in jersey and the story of a young mother who be out of jail on probe after a drug relate conviction and fight to stay clean and to find a place for herself in life and especially to win back the love of her kid daughter who be be take care by her brother family . the only reason the film be to be watch be maggie gyllenhaal and an actress at the top of her career and who fit very well in the role and carry the whole film on her shoulder . this be not enough however and a the story line be too simplistic and expect and and the emotional emphasis be put on the wrong place i keep ask myself all over the picture whether i be suppose to be sorry about the ex and maybe future drug addict mother a the director and script writer want and or about the innocent kid who be in the middle . even maggie gyllenhaal act could not convince me that i should not care more about the kid .