Driving by her deep will of finding out the truth behind the suicide of her friend, Claire Bennett, a smart woman suffers from chronic pain, whose supportive friend commits suicide, so she begins to investigate on the case.
Jennifer Aniston burrows into Claire's walking-wounded gait and eclipsed mood.
NY1-TV
December 22, 2015
Writer Patrick Tobin and director Daniel Barnz have a made a movie that, despite the clichéd template, manages to hold your interest. The main reason for that are the fine performances, mainly by Aniston who pilots this thing.
It will be a pity if viewers are too put off by the subject to see Aniston's bravura turn, a tour de force that also tells us something about what we can and can't accept in women's performances, our threshold for unlikability and unprettiness.
Despite a formidable and kaleidoscopic performance, there is a sense that the themes of human frailty and the will to heal that inform the film's narrative are beyond Aniston's abilities as a serious dramatic actress.
Aniston isn't the only one doing good work... It's a shame the script lets them down in the end, too.
Epoch Times
June 11, 2016
Think 'Nurse Jackie' reincarnated as a lawyer. The blatant Oscar-bid timing reduces the effectiveness of Aniston's performance rather a lot. It manufactures high expectations.
