Where to begin? Start with the script. The dialogue sounds like an after-school special. Paced like a snail on Xanax. Move along, for God's sake! Looking pensive and pained seemed to be the only direction given to the actors. "I'm in pain!" is the only line the teen offered to describe his depression...over and over. This kid's performance is just plain awful. How Laura Dern, Hugh Jackman and Anthony Hopkins got roped into this dog is a mystery, though Hopkins only logs about 5 minutes. By the film's conclusion, I didn't care what happened to any of the characters, I just wanted MY pain to end.
Review of The Son
