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Luke (Ashley Stinnett) has what you'd call a good life, he has a nice job, loving wife (Nora Ankrom) and daughter (Eastynn Walker), your typical suburban roof over his head, and he's loved at the gym he trains at. But he also likes to drink a bit, and his last visit to his favourite bar got his driving license revoked for two years. That's of course annoying, but it doesn't keep him from driving (!) to the very same bar the next day where he gets in a brawl that gets him booked. This pretty much loses him everything, his wife and daughter move out, he's fired from his job - and the whole thing just causes him to drink even more once he's out of the slammer. So he is pretty much a lost cause - to all but gym owner Chief (James Edward Holley), who not only sees the good in him, he also wants to leave him the gym once he's gone - which might not be very long now. So he gets Luke a lawyer (John Schneider) to keep him out of jail, then a counsellor, pastor Tracy (Tracy Tooley) to help him rebuild himself. There's just a problem, Luke denies being an alcoholic (and certainly doesn't have any physical symptoms), he just considers himself a guy who likes to have fun ...

Now I will say one thing up front, the religious angle of this movie wasn't very convincing or came across as very convincing even, but it seems like a given in American cinema (exceptions apply of course) that the path to abstinence leads through Jesus, which frankly belittles the actual, personal fight for sobriety. That said, otherwise this is a father compelling drama that tells a more rounded out story than just that of a recovering alcoholic, a film that's well acted and directed with a fitting subtlety - and one that actually manages to keep one entertained throughout.

review © by Mike Haberfelner

 

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