▁issues ▁– ▁an ore x ia , ▁pill ▁ab use , ▁alco hol ism , ▁and ▁even ▁sexual ▁prom is cu ity . ▁ ▁When ▁Jack ie ▁in ev it ably ▁fle es ▁the ▁house , ▁much ▁of ▁the ▁t ension ▁of ▁the ▁film ▁is ▁def l ated , ▁but ▁it ▁does ▁allow ▁deeper ▁character ▁reve als , ▁with ▁Caroline ▁making ▁a ▁move ▁on ▁another ▁inter vention ▁at ten de e ▁( or ▁two ), ▁Jack ie ▁taking ▁off ▁for ▁a ▁bar , ▁and ▁every ▁one ▁of ▁Jack ie ' s ▁supposed ly ▁wor ried ▁friends ▁acting ▁less ▁than ▁car ing . ▁Clark ▁uses ▁some ▁notice able ▁and ▁basic ▁plot ▁tr icks ▁– ▁pulling ▁people ▁apart ▁and ▁putting ▁them ▁back ▁together , ▁mixing ▁up ▁interactions ▁between ▁different ▁characters , ▁changing ▁locations ▁– ▁but ▁they ▁all ▁serve ▁his ▁aim , ▁which ▁is ▁to ▁slowly ▁unfold ▁the ▁story ▁in ▁a ▁bel iev able ▁way . ▁ ▁The ▁film ▁sets ▁the ▁sister s ▁up ▁as ▁oppos ing ▁forces , ▁and ▁a ▁question ▁quickly ▁ar ises ▁– ▁who ▁is ▁more ▁bel iev able ? ▁Is ▁Jack ie ▁in ▁den ial ▁or ▁is ▁Caroline ▁lying ? ▁Is ▁Jack ie ▁sick ▁or ▁is ▁Caroline ▁even ▁s icker ? ▁Is ▁Jack ie ▁cop ing ▁with ▁alco hol ▁because ▁she ' s ▁a ▁dr unk ▁or ▁because ▁she ▁needs ▁a ▁st iff ▁one ▁after ▁a ▁terrible ▁night ? ▁ ▁Cast ▁▁ ▁Mar guer ite ▁More au ▁as ▁Caroline ▁ ▁B its ie ▁Tul lo ch ▁as ▁Jack ie ▁ ▁David ▁Gi