Drama

The Son

Ingenious Media

Film4 Productions

See-Saw Films

Embankment Films

Cross City Films

Inthevoid Production

Australia

France

United Kingdom

English

Hugh Jackman

Zen McGrath

Vanessa Kirby

Laura Dern

Anthony Hopkins

William Hope

George Cobell

Felix Goddard

Max Goddard

Shin-Fei Chen

Nancy Baldwin

Akie Kotabe

Isaura Barbé-Brown

Erick Hayden

Joseph Mydell

Rachel Handshaw

Gabriel Ecoffey

Stephanie Palies

George Potts

Reza Diako

Yolanda Nieto

Danielle Lewis

Gretchen Egolf

Alex Mugnaioni

Hugh Quarshie

Mercedes Bahleda

Van Pierre

Rene Costa

Joakim Skarli

Julia Westcott-Hutton

Kenny-Lee Mbanefo

Riccardo Mazzi

Florian Zeller

Daniel Battsek

Hugo Grumbar

Lauren Dark

Philippe Carcassonne

Tim Haslam

Simon Gillis

Ollie Madden

Niv Adiri

Yorgos Lamprinos

Hans Zimmer

Cass Marks

Emile Sherman

Joanna Laurie

Christophe Spadone

Christelle Conan

Peter Touche

Karl Hartman

Christopher Hampton

Iain Canning

Christophe Jeauffroy

Susan Leber

Katherine Bridle

Marnie Fitzpatrick

Anabel Caicedo

Chris Francis

Lisa Harlow-Powell

Leigh Myers

Kat Hess

Felicity Goldsworthy

Susanna Lenton

Benjamin Dol

Kristin Davis

Eric LaFranchi

Paul Kennington

George Every

Dave Isern

Katie Morrissey

Joseph Robinson

Sol Saihati

Carly Griffith

Arthur Chamaillard

Jean-Charles Granjon

Elizabeth Khan-Greig

Jessica Kourkounis

Nicolas Eon

Sean Patrick Henderson

Vincent Toubel

Jack S. O'Leary

Peter Owen Brook

Molly MacCormack

Harriet Town

Michel Bouquerel

Mauro Calanca

Nick Flavin

Tomas Piekus

Laura Petoin

Julie Robinson

Andy DeAngelo

Rekha Garton

Jamie D. Allen

Pippa Feldberg Collins

Gabriel Hyman

Clément Valette

Nicola Chisholm

Ben Smithard

Caroline Story

Lisa Duncan

Simon Bowles

Mark DeSimone

Linda Forsén

Andrea Cremonini

Ryan Hill

Alistair Bolt

Tammy Douglas

David Fleming

Evelyne Noraz

Karen Hartley-Thomas

Amaya Valentina Gonzalez Perez

Mickaela Trodden

Charlotte Hayward

Manuel São Bento

FULL SPOILER-FREE REVIEW @ https://www.msbreviews.com/movie-reviews/the-son-spoiler-free-review-lff-2022

"The Son is an emotionally devastating film with a shocking yet important cautionary message for all parents.

A gradually sadder, depressing, frustrating story that grips the audience through its tension-filled dialogue, but the lack of something new and impactful directly about those primarily affected by mental health issues could be an uncomfortable trigger for many viewers.

Hugh Jackman stands out with one of the best performances of his career in a genuinely powerful, tear-inducing display. Florian Zeller's movie will get an understandably divisive reception, but I definitely consider it a must-watch flick."

Rating: B+

CinemaSerf

Despite more experienced and lauded stars, this film only really belongs to the young Australian Zen McGrath in the title role. He is "Nicholas", a young man who lives with his divorcee mother (Laura Dern) while his father (Hugh Jackman) has a new family with "Beth" (Vanessa Kirby) and baby "Theo". His mother reaches the end of her tether when it transpires that the young man has been skipping school. She feels genuinely intimidated by him and so a move to dad's is soon on the cards. Settling in ok? Going to a new school? Well that's when we begin to spot signs that this lad has problems. Signs of self harm ring alarm bells and indicate a spiralling descent for "Nicholas" that perhaps only his father can arrest? The story is interesting, but the writing is frankly terrible and the acting from both Jackman and the always limited Dern is truly wooden. For such an emotive subject there is no sense of involvement; no personal touches - he is never to referred to as "Nick" or anything that might illustrate that there any intimate love here. It's all just a bit sterile with join-the-dot scenarios that accumulate towards an ending that serves no purpose at all. That's not to say it had to be all rose covered cottages, but the last twenty minutes really defy even the most devoted of parental logic before a rather abrupt denouement. It might offer a beginners guide to warning signs for parents, but otherwise this is a weakly constructed and frankly, rather implausible, drama that really disappoints.

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