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

Lauren Dark

Philippe Carcassonne

Hugo Grumbar

Tim Haslam

Daniel Battsek

Ollie Madden

Simon Gillis

Niv Adiri

Yorgos Lamprinos

Hans Zimmer

Christophe Spadone

Emile Sherman

Karl Hartman

Peter Touche

Christelle Conan

Joanna Laurie

Cass Marks

Christopher Hampton

Christophe Jeauffroy

Iain Canning

Susan Leber

Katherine Bridle

Chris Francis

Laura Petoin

Michel Bouquerel

Tomas Piekus

Nick Flavin

Harriet Town

Peter Owen Brook

Leigh Myers

Carly Griffith

Susanna Lenton

Paul Kennington

Felicity Goldsworthy

Julie Robinson

Anabel Caicedo

Mauro Calanca

Nicolas Eon

Jean-Charles Granjon

Sean Patrick Henderson

Molly MacCormack

Jamie D. Allen

Eric LaFranchi

Marnie Fitzpatrick

Kristin Davis

Pippa Feldberg Collins

Kat Hess

George Every

Elizabeth Khan-Greig

Joseph Robinson

Vincent Toubel

Dave Isern

Katie Morrissey

Andy DeAngelo

Jack S. O'Leary

Benjamin Dol

Lisa Harlow-Powell

Arthur Chamaillard

Rekha Garton

Gabriel Hyman

Jessica Kourkounis

Sol Saihati

Clément Valette

Nicola Chisholm

Caroline Story

Simon Bowles

Lisa Duncan

Ben Smithard

Alistair Bolt

Mark DeSimone

Linda Forsén

Tammy Douglas

Andrea Cremonini

Ryan Hill

David Fleming

Karen Hartley-Thomas

Charlotte Hayward

Mickaela Trodden

Evelyne Noraz

Amaya Valentina Gonzalez Perez

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The Son

Ingenious Media

Film4 Productions

See-Saw Films

Embankment Films

Cross City Films

Inthevoid Production

Australia

France

United Kingdom

English

depression

suicide

mental illness

mental health

child of divorce

divorced parents

hard

father son conflict

self-harm

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+

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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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A review by Manuel São Bento

Written by Manuel São Bento on Sat Oct 15 2022

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