Four Good Days (2021)

This is a movie for ou times. The tragedy of the opiate epidemic crashing through middle class homes and neighborhoods is all on graphic display here. Tragic circumstances lead to recalibration of words we can take for granted. Normally, we might think of a good day as one filled with friends, family, food, and fun. Lightness of heart and the ability to feel hope for the future at least. That is just not an option for families that are struggling with an addicted loved one. Glenn Close is the quintessential graduate of the Alanon school of hard knocks. She says no, no, a thousand times no when Molly (played convincingly well by Mila Kundis) comes knocking on her door. No, you cannot come in. No we won't allow you to steal from us again. No you can't take a shower. When they check in to a detox facility she tells the receptionist that this is her daughter's 15th detox. And she looks every bit a mess. The only thing this movie got wrong is that the one month injection of Naltrexone is that it is a tool in opiate addiction treatment and it is not nearly the magic bullet it is portrayed as. What they do get right is that every single day is a struggle to stay aober, and that sometimes you go from hour to hour in that struggle. The song in the credits was nominated for an Academy Award in a particularly talented field, but the movie is well worth watching on it's own.