With two time, Oscar winner, Hillary swank, and up and newcomer Olivia Cooke from House of Dragons how can you not like this movie? The Good Mother takes on a relevant deep topic that I think many families will be able to relate to in a very deep way. It does a great job at giving two different views into the very complex world of a family member being addicted to drugs and all that comes along with it, especially from a mothers point of view. You get the view point of the sinner and the saint, and figure out at the end that saints can be sinners too. The second I thought this movie was going in one direction it took a turn in the complete opposite path. I would have loved more characters to go in deeper but you only have so long in a movie! I also appreciated that it wasn't not so dark where it's going to make you uncomfortable to watch but it goes just deep enough. There is never a dull moment in this movie and that is saying a lot considering there wasn't explosion after explosion or a ton of violence. The violence is in the real life situation the fentanyl crisis is having on America and it's teenagers, even the athletic ones who have bright futures. I would definitely recommend!

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