{"id":11322,"date":"2021-05-21T03:43:11","date_gmt":"2021-05-21T03:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviesandshakers.com\/staging\/4428\/?p=11322"},"modified":"2021-05-21T03:43:11","modified_gmt":"2021-05-21T03:43:11","slug":"four-good-days","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviesandshakers.com\/staging\/4428\/four-good-days\/","title":{"rendered":"Four Good Days"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Director Rodrigo Garcia\u2019s treatment of the strained mother\/daughter relationship over addiction is more a master class in acting watching Glenn Close with Mila Kunis, than a statement on the current opioid crisis. This is definitely the best we\u2019ve seen from Kunis so far and in a dramatic turn for a change.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Regarding the plot, you can see where this is going from the very start, and without knowing the real story upon which this is based, can predict just about every turn. It\u2019s based on Eli Saslow\u2019s Pulitzer Prize-winning article in the Washington Post on the real mother and daughter, whose names were\u00a0 <\/span>changed for the film.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Kunis plays 31-year-old Molly who comes knocking on Mom, Deb\u2019s door, for money and to get a place to stay other than on the street. She\u2019s a mess. Molly is emaciated, strung out, ratty hair, lost teeth, probably smells. Deb has seen it so many times before and knows that if she gives her daughter money, it will just go to get high. It doesn\u2019t take long to find out that Molly lies and has stolen from Deb everything that ever meant anything to her. That includes her wedding and engagement rings, and so much more.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”11333″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”11332″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”11324″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Molly hates herself, but is desperate. She keeps trying to use whatever she can to get what she wants and needs. They play a lot of cat and mouse. Deb\u2019s present husband, Chris, has seen it before and tries not to get involved, but still protect his wife if he can. Stephen Root is also a stellar actor and you can see the tension and frustration as they all go through the same motions you know they\u2019ve gone through before. It\u2019s tough to watch.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Once you\u2019ve seen the first scenes, you know pretty much you\u2019re in for a painful journey. It becomes elongated when Deb takes Molly to the doctor and he gives them hope for a way to stop her addiction. If Molly can stay clean for 4 days, she can be given an injection that can keep her from wanting to get high for a month and get her on the road to staying clean.<\/p>\n

The only saving grace is watching Kunis and Close play off each other. There are scenes without much dialogue, but you can literally read their faces with combative, then sympathetic, to strategic stares trying to avoid the worst possible scenarios. They are both well past support groups.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Of course, Molly\u2019s got an ex-husband and kids, plus a mean Dad and other complications in the mix. Both Deb and Molly have guilt for past behaviors that left a total mess. Deb up and left when Molly was young which cratered the already dysfunctional family.\u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”11335″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”11334″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”11328″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]Of course, Molly\u2019s got an ex-husband and kids, plus a mean Dad and other complications in the mix. Both Deb and Molly have guilt for past behaviors that left a total mess. Deb up and left when Molly was young which cratered the already dysfunctional family.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

More destructive incidents lead up to a sort of cliffhanger at the very end. Will they get through it? The song over the credits, written by Diane Warren and sung by Reba McEntire is entitled \u201cSomehow You Do.\u201d Warren wrote it for the film as a sign of hope, but says she found the meaning also extends to our going through the pandemic.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

While It\u2019s painful to go on this film\u2019s journey fighting addiction, the most redeeming feature is Close and Kunis\u2019 acting. But we were really hoping Four Good Days<\/i> would turn into a more satisfying hour and 40 minutes.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Vertical Entertainment \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>1 hour 40 minutes\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>R<\/i><\/b><\/p>\n

In Theaters and On Demand\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/b>[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=uDDCulgiqs4″ el_width=”80″ align=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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