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By Tomas Trussow (247) for The Lonely Film Critic (186) on 12 Jan 2019

Beautiful Boy unfortunately falls victim to the Hollywood machine's sterility, leaning on artistic embellishments to make its case without…

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By Matt Hudson (148) for What I Watched Tonight (148) on 06 Jan 2019

The two lead performances are excellent, however, the emotional moments became muffled the more they were repeated and Beautiful Boy ultimately…

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By Katie Goh (11) for Sight and Sound (827) on 02 Jan 2019

As a narrative Beautiful Boy falters, but as a character study of a father and son relationship it excels…

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By Marisa Carpico (82) for The Pop Break (82) on 21 Dec 2018

It may not have the hyperbolic emotional blow-ups that usually characterize the genre, but it's just as emotionally manipulative…

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By Josephine Livingstone (57) for The New Republic (897) on 19 Dec 2018

Homelessness isn't Timothée Chalamet draped handsomely across a diner; it's contemptuous glances and shame…

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By Courtney Small (36) for Cinema Axis (34) on 16 Dec 2018

Beautiful Boy also misses the opportunity to expand on the roles of the women in David's life during this time…

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By Shaun Munro (472) for Flickering Myth (680) on 12 Dec 2018

Heavy-handed and didactic in places, yet propped up by splendid performances from Steve Carell and Timothée Chalamet…

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By Ruben Peralta Rigaud (117) for Cocalecas (95) on 11 Dec 2018

Beautiful Boy is not an effective film, but director Felix Van Groeningen skillfully captures the complications of drug addiction and its associated…

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By Ben Rolph (32) for Ben Film Talk (13) on 07 Dec 2018

Tears will flow in this utterly heart-breaking picture of a struggling drug addict and his family…

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By Dennis Schwartz (5,456) for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (5,456) on 07 Dec 2018

The story might be uplifting but the film itself is a bit of a drag…

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By James Clay (166) for Fresh Fiction (404) on 06 Dec 2018

BEAUTIFUL BOY wrestles with a tough subject, yet the aesthetic compliments the material with an evocative style and the best performance duo…

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By Armond White (604) for National Review (314) on 05 Dec 2018

Beautiful Boy is distracted from the very problem it hopes to expose…

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By Richard Von Busack (346) for MetroActive (325) on 28 Nov 2018

The eclectic soundtrack (everything from the hippie-days prog band Pavlov's Dog to Gorecki) adds to the movie's formlessness rather than defining it…

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By Amanda Jane Robinson (9) for Flicks.co.nz (982) on 27 Nov 2018

Beautiful Boy is an ambitious film, one that hopes to make known the exhausting heartbreak of addiction. Unfortunately, it ends up simply exhausting…

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By Joe Friar (93) for The Victoria Advocate (93) on 21 Nov 2018

Timothée Chalamet delivers a superb performance…

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By Eric D. Snider (2,489) for Crooked Marquee (120) on 21 Nov 2018

Gives Steve Carell the opportunity to do some fine dramatic work as a loving father experiencing the multiple heartbreaks of parenthood…

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By Martha K. Baker (133) for KDHX (St. Louis) (284) on 20 Nov 2018

As an actor, Chalamet is well-matched with Steve Carell, who vacillates from understanding to worried…

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By Tim Brayton (2,283) for Alternate Ending (372) on 19 Nov 2018

The worst kind of grueling messagey Oscarbait…

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By Frederic And Mary Ann Brussat (3,072) for Spirituality and Practice (3,072) on 17 Nov 2018

Standout performances by Timothee Chalamet and Steve Carrell elevate this important drama about a family coping with the effects of crystal…

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By Sandy Schaefer (333) for ScreenRant (1,013) on 09 Nov 2018

Beautiful Boy is well-acted and handles a sensitive topic with the care it deserves, yet ends up being an 'important' film more than a well-made one…

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