Saoirse Ronan and the strong cast of 'The Outrun' can't quite save what could have been a gripping drama about a young woman's return home and first steps toward recovery.

The crashing of waves, the somber recrimination of chilly charcoal clouds: for the young woman at the center of this story, Rona—played, in a marvelously nuanced performance by Saoirse Ronan—these are both markers of time and reminders that sometimes it’s necessary to temporarily drop out of time,

Is that really Saoirse Ronan playing a blackout drunk with a violent temper, scraping rock bottom as she staggers into a London pub at closing time, eager to slurp down leftover drinks and kicking and screaming when a bartender drops her in a gutter?

"The Outrun," directed by Nora Fingscheidt and starring Saoirse Ronan, is a must-see drama featuring folklore, flashbacks, and a bold vision.