Why Stop Now? (2012)

In the heartwarming yet chaotic whirlwind of a film, 'Why Stop Now?', we delve into the lives of the Bloom family, each member grappling with their own batch of problems. At the center of it all is the gifted pianist, Eli Smith, a young adult who finds solace in music amidst his tumultuous life. He's a loner with a drinking problem, a trait he may have inherited from his substance-abusing father. Eli's mother, Penny, is a several-times-married drug addict who, despite her denial of the problem, has reluctantly decided to enter a twenty-eight-day rehab program. A complex character, Penny fails to see her daughter Nicole's inappropriate use of a hand puppet named Julio through which she communicates profanely, choosing instead to see Nicole as an angel. Eli, burdened by the responsibility of his family, yearns for Penny to straighten out her life so he can fully embark on his own. His piano teacher, Dave, has secured him an audition at a prestigious music conservatory in Boston, a secret he has kept from Penny. But the day of the audition becomes a jigsaw puzzle of responsibilities: dropping Nicole at school, getting Penny to rehab, attending his audition, and picking Nicole up again - all while nursing a nasty hangover. But the day takes an absurd turn when Penny is denied admission to rehab because she's been clean for several days, and ironically, must have drugs in her system to be admitted as a chronic user. Eli and Penny find themselves on an absurd quest to score drugs from her regular dealers, Sprinkles and Black, leading to a series of misadventures. The question hanging in the air is not just whether Eli will make it to his audition, but whether he'll survive the day intact. As this motley crew of characters stumbles from one comedic disaster to another, they confront the ghosts of their past, the uncertainty of their future, and the unexpected possibilities of love - including Eli's potential romance with his longtime friend, Chloe. 'Why Stop Now?' is a poignant exploration of a dysfunctional family caught in a bizarre predicament, raising questions about responsibility, love, and the desperate lengths to which people will go to fix their lives.

Why Stop Now? is a comedy movie featuring Jesse Eisenberg and directed by Phil Dorling.

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