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

Patrice Bevans

Rene Costa

Joakim Skarli

Julia Westcott-Hutton

Kenny-Lee Mbanefo

Riccardo Mazzi

Florian Zeller

Simon Gillis

Daniel Battsek

Lauren Dark

Ollie Madden

Philippe Carcassonne

Tim Haslam

Hugo Grumbar

Niv Adiri

Yorgos Lamprinos

Hans Zimmer

Karl Hartman

Joanna Laurie

Cass Marks

Emile Sherman

Christophe Spadone

Christelle Conan

Peter Touche

Christopher Hampton

Susan Leber

Katherine Bridle

Iain Canning

Christophe Jeauffroy

Peter Owen Brook

Chris Francis

Molly MacCormack

Leigh Myers

Jamie D. Allen

Benjamin Dol

George Every

Pippa Feldberg Collins

Nick Flavin

Kat Hess

Eric LaFranchi

Paul Kennington

Marnie Fitzpatrick

Felicity Goldsworthy

Carly Griffith

Lisa Harlow-Powell

Harriet Town

Tomas Piekus

Susanna Lenton

Laura Petoin

Julie Robinson

Michel Bouquerel

Anabel Caicedo

Mauro Calanca

Arthur Chamaillard

Kristin Davis

Andy DeAngelo

Nicolas Eon

Rekha Garton

Jean-Charles Granjon

Sean Patrick Henderson

Gabriel Hyman

Dave Isern

Elizabeth Khan-Greig

Jessica Kourkounis

Katie Morrissey

Jack S. O'Leary

Joseph Robinson

Sol Saihati

Vincent Toubel

Clément Valette

Ben Smithard

Nicola Chisholm

Simon Bowles

Caroline Story

Lisa Duncan

Alistair Bolt

Andrea Cremonini

Mark DeSimone

Tammy Douglas

Linda Forsén

Ryan Hill

David Fleming

Karen Hartley-Thomas

Evelyne Noraz

Charlotte Hayward

Amaya Valentina Gonzalez Perez

Mickaela Trodden

Drama

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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