When it comes to depicting drug addiction, “Beautiful Boy” doesn’t show us much that we haven’t seen before in movies, but it gets the emotions just right. “Beautiful Boy” (opening Friday, Nov. 9) is based on a pair of memoirs — “Beautiful Boy” by David Sheff and “Tweak” by his son, Nic Sheff, about their shared experiences fighting the disease. Steve Carell plays David, and “Call Me By Your Name” breakout star Timothee Chalamet portrays Nic, and their relationship is the kind that parents only dream of with their teen. Their award-worthy performances are so convincing and free of melodrama that they won’t allow the film to hit movie-of-the-week levels. But “Beautiful Boy” is a small treasure that will be remembered for the way that it makes you feel about watching a loved one in pain, like a young man who seems more like a lost little boy.

Source: Daily Sun November 05, 2018 06:00 UTC