Problematic to say the least. I haven't seen it, but trust the judgment of enough who have to avoid it. Only good for viewing with a critical eye, it would seem. Here's one pithy quote from a critic that sums the problem with this book and movie up nicely: "'It isn’t interested in the systems that create poverty and addiction and ignorance; it just wants to pretend that one straight white guy’s ability to rise above his surroundings means that there’s no excuse for everyone else not to have done so as well,' wrote TheWrap’s Alonso Dulrade in his review of the film."
A shame, too--I really admire much work of Glenn Close, Amy Adams and Ron Howard. But this one--nope.
https://www.thewrap.com/hillbilly-elegy-reviews-ron.../
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