This drama about a young man slipping deeper and deeper into drug addiction despite the best efforts of his caring family to help him was well-made, but failed to touch me. This was despite Nic reminding me SO MUCH of my brother (not a drug addict at any point to the best of my knowledge, but the surly and aggressive teenager resistant to any help seemed very familiar. Like a window to the past.)
Still, it is refreshing to see Steve Carell make a name for himself in serious productions these days, and Thimothée Chalamet is always a joy (though I didn’t feel like the script was using his full potential here. It was also great to see Maura Tierney - Abby from E.R. – again in a major supporting role. The child actors were particularly well-cast, delivering serious and organic performances.
The film was accompanied by a noteworthy soundtrack with hits from the 90ies/early 2000s by artists like Massive Attacke and Sigur Ros, but in expected Amazon/Netflix fashion, the musical background seemed a bit disjointed, making everything look like a lazy montage.
Production-wise, this was solid, but it would have needed to be edited down. The pacing was even, but positively glacial. I got bored after 40 minutes and couldn’t believe I was nowhere near the end.
3/5 for effort.
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