The Son
2022, drama
123 minutes
A successful lawyer, with a new wife and infant, agrees to care for his teenage son from a previous marriage after his ex-wife becomes concerned about the boy's wayward behavior.
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8.0
2023-02-19
I’ve seen varied reviews of this movie, but I was really engaged in it and thought it was great. I was genuinely surprised that this was a “last year film” and just completely overlooked by the BAFTAs and Oscars. Read more
6.0
2023-02-16
For a less disingenuous version of this sort of thing, you can check out Xavier Dolan's Mommy or Joachim Trier's Louder Than Bombs, but Jackman and Dern do such good work here that The Son is worth a watch, even if it will leave a sour taste in your mouth. Read more
5.0
2023-01-19
Where The Father was a transcendent experience that dared to ask viewers to see as a man with Alzheimer’s sees, The Son takes no such daring leap. Its insights are stale, its twists manipulative. The film delivers a classy melodrama, but nothing more. Read more
3.0
2023-03-19
The Son sticks to an appalling linearity, poor staging and a heavy-handed sentimentality that provokes more indifference than pity. Read more
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7.5
2022-11-22
Beoordeel The Son binnen zijn eigen marges en je hebt nog steeds een effectieve drama, mede dankzij het hardhandige onderwerp én de acteerprestatie van Hugh Jackman. Read more
7.0
2023-11-01
The Son mag rekenen op Hugh Jackman in topvorm, maar weet door een verkeerde basis nergens het taboe dat rust op depressie te doorbreken. Read more
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