
Michael Keaton plays Daryl Poynter, a hot shot real estate agent who just happens to have a cocaine and drinking problem. One morning, he wakes up to find a dead woman in his bed (someone he had been partying with the night before) from a cocaine overdose. He also just happens to receive a phone call from his employers telling him a huge sum of money is missing from one of his accounts. Panicking, Daryl decides to check into a drug rehab to hide from the law, where he meets t... (Full plot summary below)
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Michael Keaton plays Daryl Poynter, a hot shot real estate agent who just happens to have a cocaine and drinking problem. One morning, he wakes up to find a dead woman in his bed (someone he had been partying with the night before) from a cocaine overdose. He also just happens to receive a phone call from his employers telling him a huge sum of money is missing from one of his accounts. Panicking, Daryl decides to check into a drug rehab to hide from the law, where he meets tough cookie Morgan Freeman. A recovering addict himself, he now works as a drug counselor, and knows all the tricks Daryl tries to pull. Soon Daryl discovers he just might be in the right place, after all.
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| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatThe film journey into the heart of darkness is tourist class all the way. |
| Ozus' World Movie ReviewsDennis SchwartzAn intense drama about substance abuse that turns out all too predictable, but is nevertheless powerful. |
| User ReviewSusan SThis movie was Michael Keaton's greatest performance in my opinion. To see him do something so intense and dramatic was refreshing from all the comedies he was known to act in. If you are a Michael Keaton fan, you probably have already seen this. For those of you who are not Michael Keaton fans, you should watch this movie in order to attain a better appreciation for the actor himself! |
| User ReviewKevin SMichael keaton plays as a real estate agent who has a drug and alcohol problem and just work up sleeping with a girl who had a heart attack and died. He also owes some money which he pretty much just threw away so now he decides to hide in a rehab center where he does not get along with the doctor at first and they butt heads quite a bit. The doctor knows what he is going through because he had the same problem. And keatons charcater struggles because they way he looks at it he doesn't think he has a problem. He also falls in love with one of the residents who has the same problem he does. This movie is sad at times and there are times were it is quite funny thanks to Michael Keaton. I think this is one of my favorite roles and movie of Keaton's. he does such a brilliant job here. Morgan freeman was great too as the doctor. He gave a great performance too. This has to be one of the better movies about dealing with an addiction. |
| User ReviewAndy FI got to thinking about the vanishing act Michael Keaton pulled on audiences over the last few years only to return in something that looks so bad it doesn't deserve my time or money, [i]White Noise[/i]. I think he was at one point one of the best actors working and really hit his high point in the film that is my newest edition in the "underrated movies" selections, [i]Clean and Sober[/i]. As the obsessive alcoholic and drug addict Daryl Poynter who enters in and out of rehabilitation facilities, Keaton gives one of the most impressive and kinetic performances I've ever seen. Glenn Gordon Caron directed this film that was released in 1988 that also features Morgan Freeman, M. Emmett Walsh, and Kathy Baker as another recovering alcoholic that becomes a much needed companion to Poynter. The screenplay is very well written by Tod Carroll, and his words are made even more powerful and convincing as they come out of Keaton's determined mouth. That Keaton didn't win the Oscar is a big reason why this film is labeled underappreciated in my opinion. The amazing thing about this film is that it doesn't try to heave all of the responsibility and depend on a strong performance by Keaton to carry the film. Everything about it is perfect, but even if it wasn't the film would still achieve success simply for this stunning portrayal. For this one performance alone Michael Keaton will forever be forgiven for all of the mediocrity he continues to do. With great performances in [i]The Paper, Jackie Brown, [/i]and [i]Out of Sight[/i], he has proven he can deliver. I just hope he starts to get back on track. If he doesn't I won't think any less of him though. [i]Clean and Sober [/i]is one of the greatest and most powerful movies I've ever seen highlighted by an unforgettable Keaton performance that you cannot stop watching. |
| User ReviewMatthew FI got to thinking about the vanishing act Michael Keaton pulled on audiences over the last few years only to return in something that looks so bad it doesn't deserve my time or money, [i]White Noise[/i]. I think he was at one point one of the best actors working and really hit his high point in the film that is my newest edition in the "underrated movies" selections, [i]Clean and Sober[/i]. As the obsessive alcoholic and drug addict Daryl Poynter who enters in and out of rehabilitation facilities, Keaton gives one of the most impressive and kinetic performances I've ever seen. Glenn Gordon Caron directed this film that was released in 1988 that also features Morgan Freeman, M. Emmett Walsh, and Kathy Baker as another recovering alcoholic that becomes a much needed companion to Poynter. The screenplay is very well written by Tod Carroll, and his words are made even more powerful and convincing as they come out of Keaton's determined mouth. That Keaton didn't win the Oscar is a big reason why this film is labeled underappreciated in my opinion. The amazing thing about this film is that it doesn't try to heave all of the responsibility and depend on a strong performance by Keaton to carry the film. Everything about it is perfect, but even if it wasn't the film would still achieve success simply for this stunning portrayal. For this one performance alone Michael Keaton will forever be forgiven for all of the mediocrity he continues to do. With great performances in [i]The Paper, Jackie Brown, [/i]and [i]Out of Sight[/i], he has proven he can deliver. I just hope he starts to get back on track. If he doesn't I won't think any less of him though. [i]Clean and Sober [/i]is one of the greatest and most powerful movies I've ever seen highlighted by an unforgettable Keaton performance that you cannot stop watching. |
| User ReviewGreg BOne of my most favorites.. a good story for those of us who are recovering or going through this. |
| User ReviewBrattzie 'The best way to break old habits is to make new ones. |
| User ReviewXander KProbably the finest acting I have witnessed..ever! |
| User ReviewPamela HA great performance by Keaton but thats my opion,,great storyline. |