what be it about drug addiction that so draw first time filmmaker to offer their own take on the subject . this subject have be do to death . drug abuse be bad . we get it . drug addiction be painful to watch . we get that too . but the bleak subject matter doesn not give the filmmaker license to make a sloppy film . every film need not be hitchcockian masterpiece of cinematic excellence and or use orson wellesian deep focus and but it still a narrative movie . verite do not mean pseudo documentary . even consumer mini dv camera be capable of produce white white and black black and and this filmmaker be just be lazy by shoot no contrast scene with exist light represent the subject be bleak enough without artificially force it with sloppy cinematography . and even documentary film have a sound mix . vera farmiga be very talented and give the right material and but the director obviously over direct her and suck all the life out of her performance . addict may live in a fog and but they still have emotion and but none of these character seem to exist off screen . the support player merely deliver their line without create real people . sorry to be so harsh and debra and but some thing be true whether want to believe them or not . i be sure your next film will be good but please and not another drug movie . positive .