
Ben Is Back
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Cast
- Julia Roberts
- Lucas Hedges
- Courtney B. Vance
- Kathryn Newton
- Rachel Bay Jones
- David Zaldivar
- Alexandra Park
- Michael Esper
- Tim Guinee
- Myra Lucretia Taylor
Atom User Reviews
The wife and I enjoyed it. I’m sure for some parents who can relate it’ll hit a soft spot and even for those who can’t, imagining the possibilities of your own child going through these things just makes you want to be there for every single moment of your child’s life and make sure they’re never alone. Julia Roberts hit this role out of the park. If I had to compare it, I would say it was just as good as her role in Stepmom if not better.
One word... damn.
Metacritic
The film doesn’t glamorize addiction, or make it irrationally melodramatic, or gussy itself up in bespoke tragedy. (The same cannot be said of Beautiful Boy.) It’s all just right—even if “just right” is just O.K.
Julia Roberts blasts through this family reunion drama-turned-thriller with one of the most forceful performances of her career.
The film is aware of the weight of its subject but loath to behave like an important film — focusing instead on the specificity of one sick young man and the family that loves and fears him in almost equal measure.
