Good Days — Four

The movie follows the true struggle of (portrayed by Kunis as "Molly") and her mother Libby Alexander (Close’s "Deb"). In reality, Wendler’s addiction began at age 16 after she was prescribed Vicodin following a snowmobile accident. By the time the events of the film take place, she had cycled through detox and rehab 14 times, leaving her family emotionally and financially drained. The Plot: A 96-Hour Countdown

We are accustomed to seeing Mila Kunis as the witty, sharp-edged best friend or the quirky love interest. In Four Good Days , she is a ghost. Kunis underwent a physical transformation that is shocking, but it is the internal work that stuns. Four Good Days

Close delivers a performance defined by exhaustion. Her face is a map of sleepless nights. She has a line that cuts to the core of the family addiction dynamic: “I love you, but I don’t like you anymore.” The movie follows the true struggle of (portrayed

García directs with a steady, handheld camera that never leaves the living room or the kitchen. We feel the walls closing in. We feel the boredom, which is the addict’s greatest enemy. The Plot: A 96-Hour Countdown We are accustomed

When the film opens, we meet Molly (Mila Kunis) on her mother Deb’s (Glenn Close) doorstep. Molly is in the throes of acute withdrawal. She is gaunt, desperate, manipulative, and visibly suffering. Deb, however, does not open the door. She has been here too many times before. She has already buried one child and has spent years watching Molly spiral in and out of rehab, jail, and homelessness.