'Ben Is Back' Review
Film Review: "Ben is Back" -- Raising an Addict - The Arts Fuse
When Ben makes a joke in the fitting room about using drugs — and then refuses to unlock the door — Holly causes a scene and the two are thrown ...
'Ben Is Back' Review: Mother-Son Addiction Drama Cuts to the Bone
Ben Is Back ends up becoming into a penetrating look at how addiction wrecks lives from both sides of the parent-child equation. It's unflinching and ...
Ben Is Back review: Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges star in affecting ...
Alive. Whole.” That's how everyone should feel at the holidays, and it's at least a few of the 17 emotions that play across the beaming, ...
Ben Is Back | Reelviews Movie Reviews
Ben is Back isone-half of an awards-worthy exploration of the impacts of addiction on thevictim and his family and one-half of a muddled ...
Julia Roberts gives a truly outstanding performance in Peter Hedges's poignant new family drama Ben Is Back. Written and directed by Hedges, ...
Ben Is Back - 500 Days Of Film
Ben Is Back is a gripping if contrived and rather stagey movie about the desperation of drug addiction.
'Ben Is Back': Toronto Review - Screen Daily
Director Peter Hedges has a particular affinity for stories which deal with the unpredictable beast that is the family. And within that he finds ...
'Ben is Back' review: Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges explore the ...
In its emotional peaks “Ben is Back,” the new drama from writer-director Peter Hedges, affords Julia Roberts the chance to go full-on “Steel ...
'Ben Is Back': Julia Roberts anchors harrowing tale of a young addict ...
Rating: 3 stars out of 4. Share story. By. Moira Macdonald. Seattle Times arts critic. Movie ...
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In the end, the acting is so convincing and authentic, that I walked out of the theatre with the idea that Ben was legitimately the son of Julia Roberts. She ...
Ben is Back - Movie Review by Jeff Mitchell - Phoenix Film Festival
Although Ben's issues impact every family member, the film primarily focuses on his relationship with his mother, and Lucas and Julia deliver ...
'Ben Is Back' review: Julia Roberts has never been better
In the powerful and engrossing family drama, she's the one who has faith in her opioid addict son when no one else does.
“Ben Is Back” is about the fierce love of a mother for her son, wanting to protect him from himself. Ben comes home under less than legit reasons.
Ben Is Back | Film Review - Spirituality & Practice
In Ben Is Back, Lukas Hedges plays a young man in recovery from addiction to pain killers prescribed when he had an injury as a young teen; since then he has ...
The return, a review of 'Ben is Back' | Renton Reporter
Review: Lucas Hedges is having a stellar year. In 2018 alone, he has appeared in “Ben Is Back,” “mid-90's,” and “Boy Erased.” These varied roles ...
Ben is Back Review: Julia Roberts Made a Drug Addiction Drama Too
Ben Is Back. A woman's 19 year old son returns home from rehab for drug addiction on Christmas Eve, all clean and otherwise happy. Over a ...
Review: 'Ben is Back' rings emotionally false - The Detroit News
From there, "Ben is Back" takes a series of wildly melodramatic turns and a dog-napping at the Burns home leads to an all-nighter with a ...
'Ben is Back' review - opioid addiction turned into suspenseful thriller
Ben is Back's troubled white guy plot may be wearing thin but the addiction drama has moments of brilliance, says Cath Clarke.
Staff Movie Review: Ben Is Back
Ben Is Back, rated R and written and directed by Peter Hedges, is a story about a single family in one 24-hour period, but, watched carefully, ...
Film Review – Ben is Back (2018)
Anchored by two great lead performances and an intriguing 24-hour narrative arc, Ben is Back is a solid Hollywood examination of drug addiction ...