this got so boring it was almost intolerable. Beautiful Boy is a slow journey about a loner who graduates high school and discovers meth has corrected his feelings. He becomes broke and has to request money from his parents and becomes a day-to-day shelter child where money = drugs, and he is always looking for something to do. Alot of depression and dwelling, suffocation that leads to domestic issues, and drug tests. The kid has to discover himself and his reaction to meth so there is no use of 'das ubermensch' in his withdrawn advice giving, and Steve Carell is seeking advice on meth addiction and al-anon methods instead of 'das uberman'. It is a struggle to change lifestyles, to change an out of bounds child, and its a struggle to watch someone slowly walk into a wall.
Not every movie has a doctor who tells one of the characters they need treatment and then the movie has to put them through treatment. While on drugs, don't expect to connect with anyone, don't make dates, or make investments, because relationships only develop when they are dry. Maybe you can develop muscle memory when high, but research memorizing would have to be done carefully and going the distance in relationships would be hard when wet on drugs because of that infant mindset your left with.
the editing was good enough for me to give this a solid B+, but i was so relieved when this was over so i'll move it to a B and 84/100. The editing, acting, writing, cinematography was good, it was timely with all the drug stuff, but slow dramas with people running around with blindfolds on get me scratching my skin. Its like when the cast in a horror movie doesn't stop the killer the way you would.
it makes me feel sorry for children with how dug in everyone is and wish people were spoiled more.