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- The film centers around a woman who discovers her brother has relapsed on heroin, and embarks on a brutal journey to get him to a detox center, while at the same time dealing with her own life.
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Apr 6, 2018 · Rarely has a film captured this better than Marja-Lewis Ryan’s “6 Balloons,” premiering next month on Netflix after its world premiere at SXSW. It features a pair of young actors who are mostly known for comedy in a heartfelt, scary drama about what addiction does to the people around the addict.
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- Overall: Positive
On July 4th, the day of her boyfriend’s birthday, Katie finds herself spending most of the day dealing with Seth who is a heroin addict, with his 2-year-old daughter Ella coming for the ride. All the while, this tape plays talking about the feelings in which Katie is going through since, trying to get Seth to not only do rehab but stay clean is rou...
It Really Proves Comedic Actors Could Easily Have Careers In Drama
Jacobson and Franco put on the type of performances which makes it seem they are ready for an Oscar bait movie. Katie is the long-suffering sister who doesn’t give up on her brother, no matter how he practically begs her to, and Franco is this adorable brother you just wanna see get better. Yet, no matter what memories of good times they have, Seth’s heroin addiction, which was born from taking Oxycotin ruins everything.
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But you know what is really going to hit you in the gut? The two actresses who play Ella, Charlotte and Madeline Carel. The fact that Seth is so far gone he can shoot up in the same bathroom his daughter is being changed in? Us watching Seth withe in pain from withdrawal to the point he is scaring his daughter – that was something else! It was like the movie was pushing against a line we don’t often see touched. So as much as you want to give props to the adults, you have to acknowledge how E...
One Could Argue The Film Is More About The Shock of Franco and Jacobson Playing These Types of Characters Than The Characters Themselves
Do you ever get the vibe that sometimes an actor plays a role just to purely prove themselves? Not to imply they don’t like or respect the character, but it is more so about having a meaty role to prove naysayers wrong about their versatility or talent? At times, this movie may give you that vibe.
While the film feels a bit light and speedy, at only a little more than an hour, you learn to appreciate it. Yes, it is weird we don’t see how the community interacts with Seth much, ranging from his parents, Ella’s mom, and Katie’s friends, but that would just fatten up the movie. Giving us stuff which, with whispers and one or two scenes, gets th...
Apr 9, 2018 · Set over the course of one evening, Netflix original 6 Balloons starts when Katie's (Abbi Jacobson of Broad City) brother Seth (Dave Franco) fails to turn up to a family party....
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Mar 20, 2018 · Fraying family ties between a backsliding heroin addict and his enabling sister are at the heart of Marja-Lewis Ryan's powerful drama. By turns intensely naturalistic and brutally...
Summary. " A loyal sister struggles to stay afloat while driving her heroin-addicted brother to a detox center and looking after his 2-year-old daughter. —Official Netflix synopsis.
Apr 4, 2018 · The movie stars Broad City 's Abbi Jacobson in her first dramatic starring role in a feature, and sees her portray a woman who discovers that her heroin addict brother, played by Dave...
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Apr 6, 2018 · 6 Balloons - Metacritic. Summary Over the course of one night, a woman (Abbi Jacobson) drives across LA with her heroin addict brother (Dave Franco) in search of a detox center, with his two year old daughter in tow. Drama. Directed By: Marja-Lewis Ryan.
