When the bouncer tries to escort her to the door, Rona gets violent.
A man in a car offers to give her a lift.
Unwisely, she accepts.
Saoirse Ronan in ‘The Outrun.‘Yunus Roy Imer/Sony Picture Classics
But the saddest bit happens right after the E.R.
They sit outside, smoking and catching up.
Its clear that shes still very much in love with Daynin.
For a split second, reconciliation feels possible.
Then they hear the sound of a few rowdy gents leaving a tavern.
And she asks: Fancy a quick drink?
The look on his face tells you everything you oughta know.
Its the tale of the frog and the scorpion.
Once again, Rona cant help but sting.
You see enough to know that Rona has a problem, and needs to get serious help ASAP.
Mom (Saskia Reeves) is a holy roller.
Its here that shell attempt to remain sober and put the pieces of her life back together.
It just gets less hard.
Here, Ronan manages to turn a familiar story into something like an epic of self-forgiveness.
She can tread lightly on a tightrope.
Ronan cant saveThe Outrunfrom its limitations as a drama, or from its worst stack-the-deck instincts.
Yet you also witness Rona plow ahead toward acceptance of that angry young woman because of Ronan.
This person may not be able to outrun her inner alcoholic.
But you leave sensing that she may finally able to live with her.
