The Sonis a drama movie written and directed by Florian Zeller, based on his own play.. Starring Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern.
Excellent acting in an “actor’s film”.
Storyline
A successful attorney, with a new wife and a baby, accepts taking care of his adolescent son from a previous marriage after his ex wife tells him she is worried about the boy´s random behavior.
Movie Review
Excellent, well directed, good screenplay… one really had to have a bad day, a truly bad day to want to face two hours of skin deep feelings with the emotional problems of a son, worried parents and a drama that is great for actors to act in, but you will be wanting to be (truly) wanting to watch this.
Around here we usually say that we judge a movie, not the subject and we try to focus on the artistic virtues of the art, movies or books we review. This movie has a lot of things going for it, starting with fantastic acting, balanced direction, elaborate photography and equilibrium in all senses.
Once I told a girl that Jurassic Park made me cry. This was a way to be funny and flirt with her (she said she took it literally and I think she decided she didn´t like me because I´m ugly and tell bad jokes). Today, with that same irony, I say that thanks to movies like The Son, I like dinosaur movies way more.
Maybe your life is like a double agent 007 and life is full of dangers and you like to relax watching this movie with no action and full of impressive acting.
Our Opinion
There was another reviewer I admire a lot because of his words and honesty as in the time he quit watching a movie half-way through. This one is truly like that.
A movie with a grand inner world, of emotions, deep drama… and in which one misses (a lot) a couple of dinosaurs.
Director
Cast
 Hugh Jackman / Peter |  Zen McGrath / Nicholas |
 Laura Dern / Kate |  Vanessa Kirby / Beth |
Anthony Hopkins
William Hope
George Cobell
Isaura Barbé-Brown
Mercedes Bahleda
Akie Kotabe
El Hijo (2022)
Movie title: The Son
Movie description: A successful attorney, with a new wife and a baby, accepts taking care of his adolescent son from a previous marriage after his ex wife tells him she is worried about the boy´s random behavior.
Date published: February 11, 2023
Country: United Kingdom
Duration: 123 mins
Director(s): Florian Zeller
Writer(s): Christopher Hampton, Florian Zeller
Cinematography: Ben Smithard
Music: Hans Zimmer
Actor(s): Hugh Jackman, Laura Dern, Vanessa Kirby, Anthony Hopkins, Zen McGrath, William Hope, Akie Kotabe, Danielle Lewis
Genre: Drama
Companies: Embankment Films, Film4 Productions, See-Saw Films, Ciné@, Ingenious Media, Orange Studio
Our Opinion
A movie with a grand inner world, of emotions, deep drama… and in which one misses (a lot) a couple of dinosaurs.
