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December 7, 2018
At the Movie: ‘Ben is Back' is a heartbreaking drama
By JOCELYN NOVECK
AP National Writer
AP National Writer
In one of Julia Roberts' many heartbreaking scenes in “Ben is Back” — and they're pretty much all heartbreaking — she lays down the law to her 19-year-old son, a recovering drug addict who's shown up unexpectedly for Christmas.
“You have one day,” Holly tells Ben with all the authority she can muster. She'll be on him like a hawk, she says. She'll even sleep on his floor. “For 24 hours, you're mine, all mine,” she concludes. “Got it?”
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