David Sheff (Steve Carell) struggles with his son Nic's (Timothée Chalamet) drug addiction, sending him to rehab after rehab only to watch him relapse time and again.
This came to me highly recommended as a tearjerker and maybe, for other people, sure. I was sympathetic but not empathetic. If you're a parent, maybe you have a stronger emotional response.
I don't think I like Timothée Chalamet. I've now seen him in several things and he seems very one-note. And I don't find him attractive, so I can't forgive that. Maura Tierney and Amy Ryan aren't given a lot of work here. They most just hover anxiously in the background. This is very much The Carell Show and to his credit, he does a solid job playing a fairly unlikeable protagonist.
It was not for me, but it is streaming on Amazon Prime if you think it may be for you.
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