Genre: Drama
You'll like it if you like: Jennifer Lawrence, Dark and Depressing Movies with just a hint of hope
My recommendation for this week is The Poker House. The film stars Jennifer Lawrence, Bokeem Woodbine, Selma Blair, and Chloe Grace Moretz all interacting in the cold streets of some nameless, generic town. Jennifer Lawrence steals the show as Agnes, a teenage poet struggling to protect her family from her mother's pimp, Duval, played to a T by Bokeem Woodbine. Agnes' sisters, Chloe Grace Moretz and Casey Tutton, and mother, Selma Blair, all play important pieces in the painful mosaic that is Agnes' life.
The film follows one day in the life of Agnes, one dark, depressing day that serves as the focal point for her starting to turn her life into something more than what it is. The film is in no way uplifting so don't expect that. The larger message is that as bad as things get, they can still get worse but things will also get better.
I don't want to give too much of the film away but there is one focal point of the film right towards the end that will leave you with a bad taste in your mouth. Selma Blair really nails her role as a careless, prostitute mom and you will end up hating her. Chloe Grace Moretz seems to be in a film all by herself because she doesn't interact with any of the other characters until the very end of the movie but she shines in her own special way. Jennifer Lawrence turns in yet another fantastic performance and one that I'm sure she's proud of.
Watching this film will put you into a mild depression but in a good way, one that makes you want to go out there and do a little bit more with your life.
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