Ben Is Back

Watched in 2022: Movies (114 movies items)

" Director: Peter Hedges His 4th movie My 2nd movie watched from the director It was no surprise, but this movie is tough to get through as it is pure frustration the entire time. Yet another example of how horrible the opioid pandemic is, this time told in a very intimate story mainly between a mom and her addicted son. Addicted because a doctor overprescribed after the son's sports-related injury. An unfortunate story all too real and common. Added to Lists: Mother and Son Movies ___"

Phoenix Feather's Movie Diary 2021 (316 movies items)

"(WATCHED: 18 September 2021)"

A good movie

“I wasn’t really sure what to expect from this flick but since it was starring Julia Roberts, I thought I might as well check it out. Well, concerning Roberts, I was definitely one of her most interesting parts and I have to admit that she was not bad at all but, to be honest, I didn’t think that she was really convincing though. Still, I think she should be praised for tackling something so much more challenging than her usual work. Eventually, I had more issues with how the damned thing was written. Indeed, during the whole first half, the characters kept mentioning some past events that the audience didn’t witness so I felt I constantly had to catch up with them because of the lack of information which was rather frustrating. However, right when I was finally getting a better grip ” read more

Mid-Year Oscars Predictions - 2018 Movies (10 movies items)

"Reasons for Prediction: Julia Roberts has had a bit of a critical renaissance and this seems like the movie to get her another nomination and her film one, too. Lucas Hedges has an agent who seems to only show him future award winning movies. Results: NOT Nominated for Best Picture ZERO Wins ZERO Nominations "

BradWesley123's Movie Journal- April 2019 (36 movies items)

" DVD- 1hr. 43min. First Viewing I'm not quite sure that it tackles it's thornier topics with enough nuance, but Ben Is Back is a, mostly, satisfying emotional journey through addiction with suitably frank, empathetic filmmaking and outstanding acting. Director/writer Peter Hedges wisely reins in his usual sentimentality for this one; it's still present, as is his too blunt style of character/plot motivations, but he's going back to what he did in his best film, Pieces of April, and setting up a "