‘Beau Is Afraid’ review: Joaquin Phoenix tries to go home again. Even if it kills him
by Michael Phillips, Chicago Tribune
Apr 19, 2023
3 minutes
Guilty as charged! “Beau Is Afraid,” three hours of bleak wonderment that feels, well, like three hours of bleak wonderment, Beau Wassermann awaits the start of his latest therapy session with a look that suggests a man awaiting his executioner. Played to the clammy hilt by Joaquin Phoenix, Beau speaks as if words came as easily as passing kidney stones, on the topic of how he’s feeling about going home to visit
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