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Title: 'Ben Is Back': Well-Acted Addiction Drama Loses Its Way
Post by: AngelOfThyNight on December 07, 2018, 11:14:41 AM

'Ben Is Back': Well-Acted Addiction Drama Loses Its Way

The first half is a tense, painfully real family drama about the lingering toll of opioid addiction; the second half lurches into thriller territory thick with stock types and cliches.
     

The first half is a tense, painfully real family drama about the lingering toll of opioid addiction; the second half lurches into thriller territory thick with stock types and cliches.

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Source: 'Ben Is Back': Well-Acted Addiction Drama Loses Its Way (https://www.npr.org/2018/12/06/673324119/ben-is-back-well-acted-addiction-drama-loses-its-way?utm_medium=RSS&utm_campaign=movies)