The fine supporting cast, most notably Thornton, rescue these roles from overly cliched status. While in rehab, he meets archetypes such as a stern but caring supervisor (Dash Mihok, best known as Bunchy on “Ray Donovan”), a possible love interest in the badly broken Lilly (Odessa Young) and a father figure in a man named Leonard (Billy Bob Thornton).
James is hardly all-in with a 12-step recovery plan like many an addict, he thinks he’s smarter than everyone else in the room and he’ll figure out his own path to recovery. We all know someone like Bob (perhaps we’re someone like Bob), who is worn out by James’ behavior but refuses to give up on him, because he’s family. Hunnam delivers steady, powerful work in a small but pivotal role. There’s nothing Hollywood or glamorous about this work Taylor-Johnson looks like a walking ghost as James wakes up on a plane bound for Minneapolis (he doesn’t even know how he got there), where he is met by his brother Bob (Charlie Hunnam), who takes James straight to a rehab facility. 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.Īaron Taylor-Johnson (husband of the director) delivers a stunning performance as the self-destructive, hardcore addict James. Now, some 16 years after the publication of “A Million Little Pieces,” a film adaptation from director/co-writer Sam Taylor-Johnson (“Fifty Shades of Grey,” no relation) is getting an understated release, and it’s reasonable to assume a good percentage of viewers will have little or no knowledge of the controversial story behind the source material. Since then, his career has continued to thrive, most recently with a “Story By” credit for the acclaimed theatrical release “Queen & Slim.” By then, Frey had bounced back in a big way, with a seven-figure deal to write novels for Harper Collins. It was painful to watch.Ī few years later, Oprah said she owed Frey an apology. She called Frey on the carpet in front of a studio audience and millions of viewers.
Oprah, who initially had championed the book, was not amused. Granted, Frey brought it upon himself, when it was revealed his mega-successful addiction memoir “A Million Little Pieces” contained major exaggerations and fabrications. Opens Friday at the Logan Theatre and on demand. Rated R (for drug material, language throughout, some graphic nudity and sexual content). Momentum Pictures presents a film directed by Sam Taylor-Johnson and written by Taylor-Johnson and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.
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