Ben's wary mother Holly Burns (Roberts) welcomes her beloved son's return, but soon learns he is still very much in harm's way. Ben Is Back follows a story of a young addict returning home for holidays by putting the lives of his family members and those who he had affected as an addict dramatically. "Ben Is Back" is really Holly's story, and notwithstanding the all-around excellence of the cast, it's very much Roberts's movie. This isn't a matter of ego or showboating.
Parents should see the movie with their teens and talk about the realistic nature of Ben's addiction and how opioid use/addiction is affecting younger and younger users, especially teens who. "Ben Is Back" takes place in snowy, idyllic, small-town New York, and Ben comes from a family of comfort and means. Holly has two kids with her But then in the second half of "Ben Is Back," it becomes a different kind of movie: a low-key thriller in which Ben and Holly are forced to run around. Ben is Back Review: Julia Roberts Made a Drug Addiction Drama Too.
Problem is, along the way, the movie fails to develop the more important story threads from its first half (like the conflict within the Burns family or a subplot involving a death in Ben's past) in a truly satisfying way. Ben is Back also stars Courtney B. Simpson: American Crime Story) and Kathryn Newton (Lady Bird). Ben Is Back Review: The Burns family appears to be a well-adjusted, almost squeaky clean American family. Holly Burns (Julia Roberts) is a loving mother to her three children. But when her eldest child from her previous marriage, Ben (Lucas Hedges) shows up unannounced at their doorstep. Очередь. 'Ben Is Back': Well-Acted Addiction Drama Loses Its Way.
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When movies go wrong, it usually happens gradually, a slow devolution borne of a series of missteps or a conceit With Ben is Back, the shift is remarkably sudden, like Wile E. Coyote speeding off the edge of a cliff, hovering for. Ben Is Back is scripted and directed by Peter Hedges.
The film has Julia Roberts, Lucas Hedges, Kathryn Newton, Alexandra Park, Courtney B Vance, Rachael Bay. Review for the film " Ben Is Back". Movie Review. "What do you want for Christmas?" Ben asks his mom, Holly, from the phone at the front desk of the rehab center he's currently checked Watching Ben Is Back, it's hard not to think of a certain biblical story about a lost child and a loving parent. Only in this case, it's a mother who runs.