Whether he's showing Blake binging on whiskey in between
puffs from a cigarette but before puking in a trash can in the alley outside the stage or talking with his newfound love about her kid, his inability to take a much - needed favor from his old student, or when he's going to get to see her again before downing some more whiskey while smoking and
soon passing
out on his bathroom floor, writer / director Scott Cooper seems to only care about the obvious details
of Blake's here - and - now life.