Why Stop Now?

Eli Bloom is a talented young pianist preparing for an audition at a prestigious music conservatory. His plans are complicated by his mother Penny, who is a drug addict. When he tries to get her admitted to a rehabilitation clinic, she is turned away because no drugs are found in her system. Told that she will be accepted only if she arrives high, Eli takes her to see her dealer, Sprinkles. What begins as a simple errand turns into a long, chaotic day as Eli is drawn into the dealer's business and finds himself acting as a translator in a drug deal, all while trying to make it to his audition on time.

The film is a comedy drama directed by Phil Dorling and Ron Nyswaner, who also wrote the screenplay together with Nyswaner producing alongside Claude and Brice Dal Farra. It stars Jesse Eisenberg as Eli, Melissa Leo as Penny, and Tracy Morgan as Sprinkles, with Isiah Whitlock Jr., Sarah Ramos and Emma Rayne Lyle in supporting roles. It runs 88 minutes and was released in the United States in August 2012.

Audience reception has been mixed. On IMDb, the film holds a rating of 5.5 out of 10 from around 7,700 votes, while on TMDB it has a rating of 5.4 out of 10 from 111 votes. A film critics' rating of 4.2 out of 10 from 20 reviews places it below the audience scores.