Q: What has 5 letters but is the longest word in the English language? A: "Smiles" - because there's a mile between the two S's. Riddles are interesting because they're puzzling. However, once answered, they're oft unsatisfying and quickly forgotten. So it is with minimalist movies like "The Son" which tells of a Master joiner at a vocational school who shows an acute interest in a teen boy. The film has only two principals and almost no dialogue. It's barren of all the stuff people go to movies to see such as megastars, great locations, super effects, stunts, etc. However, it does manage to create an intriguing story before it poofs into nothingness. For what it is, "The Son" is very well crafted. However, in the grand scheme of film, it is little more than a riddle. (C+)