Not rebel without a cause.
Although my father only had a 3 rd grade education, he taught me the value of work, family, respect, community, and most importantly, he taught me how to have a relationship with God.
Shackled to flashbacks to healthier times, the movie grinds away at our sympathies by showing the halting and vaguely monotonous ways in which Nic's cycle of recovery and relapse unfolds.