Ben Is Back

As I watched the movie unfold and the audience realizes that Ben's addiction was initiated by legally prescribed opioids for pain management of a broken arm as a 14 year old teen, I realized how relevant this film is to the growing problem of opioid addiction in USA which commences with legally prescribed opioids. The shadow side of pharmaceuticals and medicine is revealed and for me this is one of the breathtaking aspects of the movie. We get to look at how if we place trust in the experts and professionals we can give away our own power. If we seek solutions through medical science to the problem of pain management, look at what can happen and how life can very quickly spiral out of control and into traumatized families and communities. Addiction is not simply an individual problem but a societal problem. We are all accountable because we all participate in voting for corrupt politicians who are bribed by pharmaceutical companys. Politicians and pharmaceutical companies give out large sums of money to Universities dictating what can be studied in medicince and what can't be studied. It's all tightly woven together throughout the whole of the capitalist society.Good performance by Julia Roberts who I could whole heartedly identify with as well as Ben played Lucas Hedges. I could fully understand Ben's decision to commit sucide to stop bringing pain and trauma to his family, however we need recovered addicts to tell their stories and people who can work towards bringing an end to a corrupt system. We are all woven into this issuse together.

My son saw this in treatment and asked me to watch it. Excellent and a must see for families with addicted kids who have been fed the “you’re the chief enabler” codependent Melody Beattie crap. The “tough love” literature and spiel that is sold to parents is not by the parents who are visiting their kids in cemeteries. Keep your kids alive. Don’t give up on them. Go find them.

Beautiful story of a mother’s support for her son. Julia Roberts is amazing as usual. Excellent movie!

Julia Roberts is superb in this movie. My only complaint about this film is I wish they wouldn’t use the F word so much. Not attractive coming out of Julia’s mouth.

I highly recommend this movie for anyone who has family struggling with drug addiction. We do fight to save our loved ones no matter the cost but the ending to this movie was a cliff hanger...I do not want to spoil it for anyone....so I would recommend watching the movie and then write a review. I would love to know your thoughts and for the families of addict, sometimes walking away and demonstrating tough love is more beneficial than you think..for your loved one and for your own piece of mind. "Loving and supporting" your addicted family member is very different from "enabling" them. Read that again.

This movie about the opioid crisis is tremendous. I've seen it multiple times. Julia Roberts is FIERCE. And it is a refreshingly positive image of people of color - not being involved in drug use or abuse in any way, but really more of a hero role in this movie.

It what I was expecting.

Great movie. Wasn't expecting what I watched, but lots of twists and turns.

Great movie starring Julia Roberts 👍👍Arrived in excellent condition and very quickly

I had been waiting a very long time to see this film, being a fan of Julia Roberts, and was surprised and annoyed that it didn't seem to receive a general release on the cinema or, it appears, a release on DVD or Bluray in this country! So, when I finally received it from Amazon US it was with some trepidation that I sat down to watch it. I needn't have worried. This film is bloody marvelous, brilliantly acted by all involved, well written, directed and filmed, dealing with a VERY difficult subject in, what I considered, a very clever and delicate way. So why the shunning by cinemas and discs? Stupid!! If you want something a bit more serious and intelligent than what seems to me to be the latest trends then you can't go wrong. Thank you Amazon US!

Good film but disappointing ending! But quick delivery!

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Waste of money as its only suitable for region 1 - usa. The description does not mention that. Not happy