Joe Bell in inspired by the story of how a father turned his son's suicide into something that had a positive impact on millions of teenagers across the country.
It’s well worth spreading awareness about the true story of Jadin Bell and his father Joe, but sometimes that isn’t enough to justify a feature adaptation. While I’m sure the filmmakers’ hearts were in the right place, Reinaldo Marcus Green's film version of the Bell family’s story grossly misses the mark and winds up sending some very confusing messages in the process. Good Joe Bell stars Mark Wahlberg as the title character, a father who decides to walk across America, from Oregon to New York, to speak out against bullying in support of his gay …