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Ben Is Back
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It is the dramatic story that changes everything in the life of this young man. The young man began his life when he decided to return to his family. This man celled Ben Burns, who returns home to his unsuspecting family one fateful Christmas Eve. While, Ben's wary mother Holly Burns welcomes her beloved son's return, she didn't know what happened in the future. Now, she learns her son is still very much in harm's way. It seems that she must do everything in her power to avoid the family's downfall in a short time and an exciting way.
It is the dramatic story that changes everything in the life of this young man. The young man began his life when he decided to return to his family. This man celled Ben Burns, who returns home to his unsuspecting family one fateful Christmas Eve. While, Ben's wary mother Holly Burns welcomes her beloved son's return, she didn't know what happened in the future. Now, she learns her son is still very much in harm's way. It seems that she must do everything in her power to avoid the family's downfall in a short time and an exciting way.
Actors:
Rich Campbell,
Sammy Peralta,
Jeff Auer,
Sandra Caldwell,
Henry Stram,
Vincenzo James Harty,
Gamze Ceylan
Rich Campbell
Sammy Peralta
Jeff Auer
Sandra Caldwell
Henry Stram
10 September 1954, Lafayette, Indiana, USA
Vincenzo James Harty
Gamze Ceylan
Genre:
Drama
Director:
Peter Hedges
Country:
United States
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February 08, 2019
Despite its Hollywood gloss - it's a Julia Roberts film, after all - the film does venture into some of the grittier realities about those stricken with addiction.
February 27, 2019
While the film seems to drag on at times, it succeeds in sustaining the suspense surrounding their reunion.
December 30, 2018
Unfortunately, by adding cumbersome elements to the narrative, it ultimately detracts from the core human story and causes the viewer to leave the film dissatisfied...
February 07, 2019
Features good and incisive writing from Peter Hedges (who also directs) and effective performances from Roberts and Hedges... But not even their work can quite justify their increasingly tedious and unbelievable surroundings.
December 27, 2018
The miniaturization of scope ends up making everything feel intensely melodramatic, while the frenetic, breathless editing -- capably realized by Ian Blume -- transforms even the most innocuous kitchen argument into a drug-induced fit of mania.
March 04, 2019
A stimulating drama thanks to stellar performances from Julia Roberts and Lucas Hedges. [Full Review in Spanish]
January 29, 2019
Showy acting is popular, but I think Peter and Lucas Hedges...do their best work in the quieter moments, in which they take us deep inside a problem that has tragic consequences for so many people.
February 27, 2019
The climax is a well-crafted cat-and-mouse game and is perfectly enjoyable on its own. But one wishes it had not been triggered by so silly a premise.
December 20, 2018
This is an intimate, incredibly tense drama about a troubled family battling raw emotional pains, a bare-bones and bare-knuckled look at the destructive powers of addiction.
February 24, 2019
The performances are great but Ben is Back does feel unnecessarily formulaic in places.
January 10, 2019
"Ben is Back" is one of those awards season films that looks on paper to be a slam dunk: Mother and child relationship, drugs and drama is a cocktail for Oscar gold. In this case, the dunk is a dud.
December 19, 2018
The movie's real achievement lies in Roberts's performance, which is possibly her best. Holly is incandescent with worry. She's good and kind and intimate.