I thought it was an amazing film simply because the acting was so outstanding and the main actors were so charismatic and fascinating to watch on the screen.
I think what made it stand out was that one of the main characters was a lonely, vulnerable middle aged mother addicted to prescription drugs (as opposed to a younger person addicted to heroin for example)- this is something you don't see in other movies about drugs.
I didn't see it as being moralistic really, just very brutal. But then I tend not to see movies that way for the most part, I see a movie as telling a story.
I think what made it stand out was that one of the main characters was a lonely, vulnerable middle aged mother addicted to prescription drugs (as opposed to a younger person addicted to heroin for example)- this is something you don't see in other movies about drugs.
I didn't see it as being moralistic really, just very brutal. But then I tend not to see movies that way for the most part, I see a movie as telling a story.