As with actual junkies, it can be a headache, a bore or a horror show, but the directors find arresting details to illuminate aspects of this experience.

For a first-timer, Holmes is amazingly assured and precise. Landry Jones' mopey, narcissistic Ilya, meanwhile, is solid and convincing... The stand-out, though, is Buddy Duress' Mike.

...[has] an electrifying immediacy that sets it apart from the usual cycle of stealing, scoring, and fixing.

...en gripande skildring av en skrämmande och främmande vardag som samtidigt är nära verklighet för så många.