A Million Little Pieces

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A Million Little Pieces

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2019

1h 53m

Drama

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A young writer checks into a Minnesota rehabilitation center for drug addiction.

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While solidly cast and competently helmed, A Million Little Pieces amounts to little more than a well-intentioned but unpersuasive echo of a deeply problematic memoir.

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Roxana Hadadi

Pajiba

12/27/2019

The Taylor-Johnsons have made a well-meaning version of a story about addiction, but given what we know about James Frey, A Million Little Pieces doesn't feel like enough.

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Richard Roeper

Chicago Sun-Times

12/06/2019

3/4

As a stand-alone work of cinema fiction, "A Million Little Pieces" is an effective blunt instrument of a film - a rough-edged, unvarnished, painfully accurate portrayal of addiction and rehabilitation.

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Matt Zoller Seitz

RogerEbert.com

12/06/2019

1.5/4

A petulant, boastful, and not very noteworthy variation of a story that plenty of films, documentary and fiction, have told before, but with more insight or panache.

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Vadim Rizov

Filmmaker Magazine

01/05/2023

Pieces ends up diluted, yet another trip to rehab and redemption, with some encouraging words from a therapist on the way; it will not remind anyone why this weird saga unfolded in the first place.

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Todd Jorgenson

Cinemalogue

12/13/2019

... hampered by its reliance on clichés about addiction and rehabilitation that squander a committed lead performance by Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

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Shannon McGrew

Nightmarish Conjurings

12/09/2019

3.5/5

I'm glad a film like A Million Little Pieces exists because it's a reminder that life with an addiction doesn't have to be hopeless.

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Jason J

@RT40533816 Oct 17

What a really good movie. I don’t know why it only got 27%. Aaron Taylor Johnson and Billy Bob Thornton were cold. As were all the rest of the cast.

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Louise C

@RT69763679 Jul 18

I agree with several others' reviews. All in all, not up to par, beside other films of similar ilk.

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02/08/2022

Big fan of addiction-struggle movie here, but the story poorly inspires me. Hate to rate this with 2/5, since Aaron Taylor-Johnson's dedication to this movie is so amazing.

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02/06/2022

A quiet, handsome, uneventful film which failed to grab my attention past the first scene. Characters are remarkable only for their lacklustre adherence to cliche in lieu of personality. The lead actor looks less a moribund addict than a model undergoing a particularly rough bout of hayfever. Truly pointless.

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Ken R

@RT36478503 01/19/2022

While maybe not always completely successful in conveying its important message, this work wears its heart on its sleeve. At times it's a hard watch, with some slightly over the top details but offers important considerations to all those booked in for serious detox treatment; A: Think seriously about all the challenges, regardless of your biased beliefs. B: Remember, others before you, have overcome their petty and physical opposition towards the cures outlined stages, and gone on to win the battle – give up and you're lost. Good performances manage to keep it on target and it's always interesting to see Australian Odessa Young on screen (even though here quite bleak) The co-writing and direction by the co-writer/lead performer's brother is competent and the two eventually manage to make us feel for the subject. Between the above-average cinematography, there's also a hard-working soundtrack helping to move it along. A couple of early, overindulged scenes finally give way to serious outcomes – even if not all as fully desired. Note: Heavy language, nudity, drug use.

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01/11/2022

A histrionic, self indulgent and ultimately sentimental film which replaces the genuine drama inherent in recovery from addiction with fake drama at every turn. Totally unbelievable and unlikeable.

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Synopsis

A young writer checks into a Minnesota rehabilitation center for drug addiction.

Director: Sam Taylor-Johnson
Producer: Pamela Abdy, Alex Heineman, Andrew Rona, Dara Weintraub
Screenwriter: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Sam Taylor-Johnson
Distributor: Momentum Pictures
Production Co: Warner Bros., The Picture Company
Rating: R (Sexual Content|Language Throughout|Drug Material|Some Graphic Nudity)
Genre: Drama
Original Language: English
Release Date (Theaters): Dec 6, 2019, Limited
Release Date (Streaming): Dec 4, 2019
Runtime: 1h 53m

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