Review of 6 Balloons (2018) by Dirtbbird — 02 Aug 2020

This movie made me cry more than I have cried in years. The perspective of the child touched me so much. I am child of drug addicts and have never watched something that so perfectly captured those moments as a child.

In the movie, the sister (Abbi Jacobson) is trying her best to support her brother (Dave Franco), while he is battling his drug addiction. She tries to get him help but can see the pain that he is in while he is withdrawaling.

She tires to help her brother but ultimately gives into his addiction and gets him what he says he needs. While she is dealing with her brother, she is also dealing with normal life events. During the entire event of her helping her brother, she is also throwing her boyfriend a birthday party.

She is sacrificing a normal life while trying to support her brother. From a very personal perspective, this is exactly how this sort of situation goes. I won't go into detail of how my family works, but this is the most perfect display of drug addiction that I have seen in media.

It's not as black and white as most media present this sort of situation. A real family member is in need of help and it's hard to see them go through this, it's easy to give in and accidentally support their addiction.

I feel like this movie perfectly in capsules the feeling and heart ache of a real situation like this. I believe this is a very unique and real film about drug addiction, this film deserves a 10/10. NOTE: This review was written on a mobile device and the formating may not be perfect.