Bottled Up

Name: Bottled Up
Genre: Drama
Released: February 28, 2014
Rating: 43

2014

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Osiris Entertainment | Release Date: February 28, 2014 | R

Summary: A single mother (Melissa Leo) lives with her adult daughter (Marin Ireland) who many months after a car accident, still continues to complain of back pain. After refusing physical therapy, it becomes clear to everyone but Fay that her daughter is addicted to pain killers. When an earnest environmentalist (Josh Hamilton) moves to town, FayA single mother (Melissa Leo) lives with her adult daughter (Marin Ireland) who many months after a car accident, still continues to complain of back pain. After refusing physical therapy, it becomes clear to everyone but Fay that her daughter is addicted to pain killers. When an earnest environmentalist (Josh Hamilton) moves to town, Fay quickly befriends him, hoping that he will be the solution to Sylvie's problems.… Expand

Director: Enid Zentelis

Genre(s): Drama

Rating: R

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Heather Baysa

Feb 25, 2014

The jokes are not always consistent but highly effective when they strike. Read full review

Frank Scheck

Feb 25, 2014

While this low-budget effort seems to have its heart in the right place and features a sensitive, moving performance by Oscar winner Melissa Leo, it ultimately feels like a compendium of bizarre character quirks adding up to a barely coherent whole. Read full review

Geoff Berkshire

Feb 28, 2014

A terminally quirky indie dramedy, Bottled Up risks trivializing prescription drug abuse in service of a trite middle-age romance. Read full review

Elizabeth Weitzman

Feb 27, 2014

The second film from Enid Zentelis (“Evergreen”) comes across as a heavy-handed message movie. And its presence in theaters can only be explained by the participation of Oscar-winning lead Melissa Leo. Read full review

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Ismelda

Mar 7, 2014

I found this film to be sensitive, funny and even optimistic in spite of its dealing with the issue of addiction and enablers. The characters, mother, daughter, young lover and environment activists, drug dealer, fat men getting nipple rings, and various doctors and others, are so trueI found this film to be sensitive, funny and even optimistic in spite of its dealing with the issue of addiction and enablers. The characters, mother, daughter, young lover and environment activists, drug dealer, fat men getting nipple rings, and various doctors and others, are so true to life in a small town. Highly entertaining!… Expand

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