The director/writers must have bought exclamation points on sale because nobody in this movie ever shuts up. Every single second after the opening scene people can be heard screeching obscenities at other people who are also screeching. Felt like I was at a family reunion for chimpanzees. I have tried multiple times to watch this movie because the plot is interesting and the way howard tight-ropes through keeping his life together and feeding his addictions is inherently dramatic. But the grinding and chaotic ambience always exhausts me more than the story engrosses me so I end up turning off the TV and enjoying a few minutes of silence before going about my day. Maybe if you have kids and are used to tuning out this type of noise you'll enjoy this movie but it's just too much for me.