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1. www.rollingstone.com › tv-movies › tv-movie-reviews'Ben Is Back' Review: Mother-Son Addiction Drama Cuts to the Bone

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   Dec 5, 2018 · In this article: 'Ben Is Back' may be an overly familiar drug-addiction drama, but don't sleep on Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges' performances. Our review.

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   Top Critics. All Audience. Verified Audience. Dan Sareen Vague Visages. Even if Ben is Back tries a little too hard to ramp up the stakes, the fact remains that Hedges and Roberts’ performances...

3. www.joblo.com › review-ben-is-backReview: Ben Is Back - JoBlo

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   Dec 5, 2018 · Last Updated on July 30, 2021. PLOT: A recovering addict unexpectedly returns home early from rehabilitation on Christmas Eve. REVIEW: This past year has been quite good for both Julia Roberts...

4. www.filmcompanion.in › reviews › ben-is-back-movieBen Is Back Movie Review: A Heartbreaking Account Of ...

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   Dec 14, 2018 · Reviews. Ben Is Back Movie Review: A Heartbreaking Account Of Addiction As Both An Emotion And A Disease. What distinguishes Lucas Hedges' shy, self-aware performance in this raging tragedy is perhaps the fact that his father, Peter Hedges, is the director. Rahul Desai. Updated on : 14 Dec 2018, 9:47 am. Director: Peter Hedges.

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   Mar 15, 2019 · Now, with Ben is Back, director Peter Hedges has created something a little bit different: a half-and-half movie with plenty of standard-issue addiction drama courtesy of Julia Roberts as a suburban mum trying to keep her 19-year-old son off opioids at Christmas.

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   Mar 14, 2019 · Ben Is Back spends so long emphasising the bleak prospects facing its young addict anti-hero that any attempts to graft on a conventional happy ending are bound to feel fake. The dilemma...

8. www.rogerebert.com › reviews › ben-is-back-2018Ben Is Back movie review & film summary (2018) | Roger Ebert

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   Dec 7, 2018 · Writer-director Peter Hedges depicts this phenomenon with intimacy and empathy in “Ben Is Back,” about a teenage opioid addict who leaves rehab for 24 hours—supposedly with the encouragement of his sponsor—to visit his family on Christmas Eve. Hedges’ film is stronger in its first half, when it’s an understated character drama, than ...

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   Is Ben is back a good drama?

   • It’s unflinching and unforgettable. 'Ben Is Back' may be an overly familiar drug-addiction drama, but don't sleep on Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges' performances. Our review.

   'Ben Is Back' Review: Mother-Son Addiction Drama Cuts to the Bone

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   Is 'Ben is back' a movie about addiction?

   • Hollywood films about addiction tend to be tasteful, well-meaning awardsy dramas. Now, with Ben is Back, director Peter Hedges has created something a little bit different: a half-and-half movie with plenty of standard-issue addiction drama courtesy of Julia Roberts as a suburban mum trying to keep her 19-year-old son off opioids at Christmas.

   'Ben is Back' review - opioid addiction turned into suspenseful thriller

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   Does Ben is back have a happy ending?

   • Ben Is Back spends so long emphasising the bleak prospects facing its young addict anti-hero that any attempts to graft on a conventional happy ending are bound to feel fake. The dilemma facing the filmmakers is that they want to be as honest as possible without turning the movie into an enormous downer.

   Ben Is Back review: Julia Roberts gives one of her strongest and most

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   What is Ben is back about?

   • She’s thrilled and terrified, and the brilliantly expressive Roberts makes both of those sensations visible simultaneously. “Ben Is Back” takes place in snowy, idyllic, small-town New York, and Ben comes from a family of comfort and means.

   Ben Is Back movie review & film summary (2018) | Roger Ebert

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