give the subject matter of drug addiction down to the bone almost can not help but be a rather depressing film . but depress doesn not necessarily have to mean bad . unfortunately in this case it be in fact pretty bad . the film have some good thing go for it and most notably the quality performance of vera farmiga in the central role of irene and a working mom struggle with a cocaine addiction . but there isn not enough good here to outweigh the bad . the film failing lie mainly with the story and which fail to captivate and never really seem to get go . irene go to rehab and come home to a clueless husband who have no idea how to support her attempt to kick her habit . irene grow close to another recover addict and a male nurse from her rehab center . complication ensue . but the story never really spark to life . it doesn not seem a if the movie be really go anywhere . you can say it a stark and realistic look at the day to day struggle of an addict . maybe so but in this case it doesn not make for an interesting movie . the whole thing have a very blah feel to it . the minimalist cinematography doesn not help matter and add another layer of drab to the incredibly drab proceeding . and none of the other performance measure up to farmiga . hugh dillon be ok a irene male nurse friend but nobody else in the cast add anything of value to the proceeding . all in all this movie be a bleak and depressing and rather dull ride .