The biggest tragedy of Beautiful Boy is that it will probably become painfully relevant to the lives of more and more people as the opioid crisis continues to spin out of control with no end in sight.
Approximately 72,000 Americans died from opioids last year, and yet it’s an epidemic we refuse to deal with.
Felix Van Groeningen’s movie isn’t about the opioid crisis on a macro level, but telling just one story—that of David Sheff and his son Nic.
The movie operates on the best of intentions, and finds some deeply emotional moments with …
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