Movie #754 ........................."Smashed"

Movie #754 "Smashed" is like "When a Man loves a Woman" with a twist --- they are both about female alcoholics and their descent into degradation......the twist here is that the marriage seems to work only when they are drunk ---- when the woman tries to go to AA and stop drinking, it is very tough being married to an alcoholic. She also has this other life of teaching little kids and when they see her hung over one day and vomiting, they think she's pregnant and she doesn't want to tell them the truth so she continues living that lie. As you can see, everything is pretty tense ---- love life, social life, teaching life, etc. Scenes were tough to watch, esp. the drunk ones. So this is not for the faint of heart. The two actors, Elizabeth Winstead and Aaron Paul (from Breaking Bad) are very competent, and I would look for more work of these two in the future. Smashed 2012 R 85 minutes I'd give this movie 3.8 stars out of 5 Kate and Charlie are a young married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of music, laughter and lots of drinking. When Kate decides to sober up, her new lifestyle brings to the surface a troubling relationship with her mother, her employer and Charlie. Cast:Mary Elizabeth Winstead, Aaron Paul, Octavia Spencer, Nick Offerman, Megan Mullally, Mary Kay Place, Kyle Gallner, Bree Turner, Mackenzie Davis, Patti Allison Genre:Indie Dramas, Indie Comedies, Drama