Review of American Relapse (2019) by Nick Schager for Variety — 29 Mar 2019
The aesthetic devices used by the directors to embellish their material — including educational and archival videos, split-screens, slow-motion, time-lapse footage, and lingering close-ups of needles and money — are a bit too self-consciously stylish for their own good.
Nonetheless, their film captures the recurring nightmare of substance abuse.
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This review of American Relapse (2019) was written by Nick Schager and published by Variety on 29 Mar 2019.
American Relapse has generally received positive reviews.
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