SMASHED IS A MUST SEE.
Forget the dramatization of addiction on reality TV. Living with addiction day in and day out is much more horrific. The New York Times nailed it:
“The degree to which “Smashed” refuses to indulge a voyeuristic taste for the kind of sordid details exploited by reality television amounts to an unspoken declaration of principle.”
http://movies.nytimes.com/2012/10/12/movies/smashed-by-james-ponsoldt-looks-at-alcoholism.html?_r=0