The movie "The boost" is a gripping but realistic depiction of all the stages in the addiction to cocaine. The character of Lenny Brown neatly depicts the downfall and total disintegration of the addicted person and how pitiable is the plight of the person who comes under the grips of the drug. What starts of as a brief escapism ends on a pathetic note where the protagonist, Lenny Brown, looses everything that he had to the habit. This reflects the first stage when people get hooked up to the drug as a relief from their problems. It is noticeable that Lenny becomes more and more irritable when the addiction strengthens without the means to sustain the costly habit. This is obvious in the scene where Lenny physically assaults his wife Linda, who leaves him for the good. The 'loss of control' on the part of the drug addict is shown in the movie when Lenny's self imposed detoxification program fails miserably in the company of his old dealer. The final scene of the movie is heart-rending depiction of the final stages of the horrors of drug addiction. Lenny is in total

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