Beautiful Boy

...a claustrophobic, punishingly intense, beautifully measured exploration of the depths of human despair.

Michael Sheen and Maria Bello both have wrenching moments in this quiet, oblique drama.

...is a sin­cere attempt to imagine the aftermath of tragedy for the parents.

The subversion is subtle, but Beautiful Boy breaches the normal expectations of a respectable family tragedy.

Bello's blazing performance will burn in your memory. Same goes for the film.