Emily Blunt is good in everything (and *great* in some of them), but she's said in the past that she tries to avoid mimicking an American accent, as she does here. And I can see (hear) why: Kate Winslet is mistress extraordinaire of American accents, whereas Emily struggles from scene to scene to sound like she's from the same, distinct place. Because a lot of British actors have heard and studied Southern drawls (think Vivien Leigh) they tend to lapse into one whether meaning to or not. Anyway, Emily gives a good, believable performance as the lead in this big Pharma tale, but Chris Evans struggles against his ingrained "nice guy" image, Catherine O'Hara goes over the top as the mother of Emily's character, and Andy Garcia-I don't even know what to say. In the last year or so, there have been several mini-series about the infamous case of OxyContin & Purdue Pharma, and they were better than this film about a lesser-known Fentanyl nasal spray. Check those out instead of this one, unless like me, you must see EVERYthing Emily Blunt's in!
Review of Pain Hustlers
