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By Piers Marchant (131) for Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (1,391) on 09 Nov 2018

Even with Chalamet's brilliance, the film grows muted by its own depressing miasma…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue (704) on 09 Nov 2018

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By Fico Cangiano (235) for CineXpress (235) on 08 Nov 2018

The superb acting overshadows the story and its execution. Carell and Chalamet are fantastic together. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Charles Koplinski (232) for Illinois Times (232) on 08 Nov 2018

Carrell and Chalamet Shine in Flawed Boy…

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By Josh Bell (1,421) for The Inlander (Spokane, WA) (29) on 08 Nov 2018

Plays out like nearly every other story of drug addiction, with a repetitive sobriety-and-relapse structure that ceases to be illuminating…

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By Eliza C. Thompson (20) for Bust Magazine (182) on 06 Nov 2018

In less capable hands, Nic could come off as entitled or smarmy, but Chalamet never plays him that way, and he never lets Nic's addictive tics…

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By Matthew Passantino (89) for CineChat Podcast (7) on 06 Nov 2018

The narrative doesn't give you a whole lot of time to become emotionally invested but the performances do what they can…

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By Susan Granger (2,214) for SSG Syndicate (1,551) on 06 Nov 2018

Cautionary, straightforward saga about a frantic father dealing with his son's Meth addiction…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 05 Nov 2018

It’s not the editor, but the editing strategy that undermines Beautiful Boy…

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By Michael Smith (475) for Tulsa World (603) on 05 Nov 2018

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…

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By Jim Schembri (1,298) for 3AW (1,025) on 04 Nov 2018

A well-meaning cautionary tale with very good intentions and almost no sense of pace...the film has some poignant moments where the family…

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By John Urbancich (394) for Your Movies (cleveland.com) (472) on 04 Nov 2018

Chalamet's performance, one of the year's best, deserves to be seen, but it certainly doesn't exactly make for a fun night at the movies…

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By Michael Heaton (182) for Cleveland Plain Dealer (828) on 02 Nov 2018

The movie does a good job of explaining how Nic's addiction affects everyone around him…

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By Jeff Simon (157) for Buffalo News (278) on 02 Nov 2018

It is the immense strength of the film -- which is, frankly, often difficult to watch -- that you're not entirely sure what a happy ending…

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By David 'Mad Dog' Bradley (480) for Adelaide Review (243) on 02 Nov 2018

This heavily emotional US drama from Belgian co-writer/director Felix Van Groeningen is built upon the performances of Steve Carell and Timothée…

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By Jorge Castillo (17) for Prairie Dog Magazine (9) on 02 Nov 2018

While Beautiful Boy hits most of the same beats as other addiction movies, the main characters seem like actual people…

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By Josh Terry (603) for Deseret News (Salt Lake City) (1) on 02 Nov 2018

It sounds like a terrible pun, but over and over again, the best word to describe the experience of watching Beautiful Boy is sobering…

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By Clint O'connor (453) for Akron Beacon Journal (177) on 01 Nov 2018

It is well-acted, well-intentioned and heartfelt…

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By Loren King (177) for Newport This Week (RI) (54) on 01 Nov 2018

The sentimental can quickly turn saccharine…

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By Matt Oakes (180) for Silver Screen Riot (180) on 01 Nov 2018

Smuggles two top-shelf performances into an otherwise benign chapter book story of addiction…

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