Ben is back was okay. From an acting standpoint it was outstanding, but I it was just a so-so movie to watch. It seemed like it took a long time to get to the point...and I'm trying to figure out what the point was. It was a film about addiction and how Ben was floundering back and forth on his recovery. I think he came home to right some of his past wrongs - even though he wasn't ready to see all of the people from his past drug days. He accomplished some of his goals for his return trip home (with his mother in tow due to her insistence). The ending sort of left you dangling. There was a glimmer of hope, but I would have rather had some type of resolution after having invested almost 2 hours watching it. I know real life isn't that way...but this was a movie and it would have been nice to have a feeling like you knew what happened to all of them.
Review of Ben Is Back
