A Million Little Pieces

2019 • 112 minutes

À propos de ce film

An alcoholic and a drug addict, 23 year-old James has two options: treatment or death. After waking up on a plane with a smashed up face and no memory of the past few weeks, he heads to rehab where he discovers much more than detox and therapy. As James endures the white-knuckle journey of mending his broken body, he heals his broken soul by connecting with other kindred spirits who also yearn and fight for a better life. A Million Little Pieces is the latest film from acclaimed director Sam Taylor-Johnson and stars Aaron Taylor-Johnson in a tour de force performance. Based on the best-selling book by James Frey with a Screenwriter by Aaron Taylor-Johnson and Sam Taylor-Johnson, the film also stars Billy Bob Thornton, Juliette Lewis, Giovanni Ribisi, and Odessa Young.

Notes et avis

I loved the movie, it may be exaggerated in some ways but not in others. I had a sister, her name was Lorraine and she was an addict for many years. I personally saw what she went through, several times, to get sober. Her struggles were real! So to say that this entire movie was a farce is ignorant. I finally lost my sister to cancer, not that she asked for it but it made her body to weak to fight it when it came due to abuse she put her body through while using heroin, crack, pills, booze, pot.

The book is better but I did like it. I don't know if it's something I'd go out of my way to watch had I not known the history behind the movie. A Millions Little Pieces was the first book I fell in love with. I wish I could give it a better rating. Some things I didn't quite understand... However, the actors were great. They played their characters well. I feel like there was a loose end or two, so I will probably watch again to see what I missed.

I enjoyed watching it because addiction runs in myself and family; it gave me great perspective. I did not read the book - but felt the movie was very well acted - (packed full of "A" list actors)