Directed by:
Christian CarionCinematography:
Eric DumontComposer:
Laurent Perez del MarVOD (1)
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Edmond Murray (James McAvoy), divorced, has moved away from his ex-wife and 7-year-old son to pursue an international career. When the boy disappears, Murray rushes back to the Highlands. It soon becomes clear that the child has been kidnapped. At first, the parents give in to despair, but Murray soon shows himself willing to do anything to find his son. He embarks on a hunt that will force him to go to the very end of himself and to question all his convictions... (Home Box Office)
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The subject matter and setting in the harsh, overcast north are great, and with McAvoy in the lead role, My Son has the potential to be a thrilling flick on a viewer-friendly theme. But it’s rather average in its execution. It starts off well and has solid plot development, but the climax is stupidly simplistic.
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It’s quite bizarre to make a film and then make it again a few years later, eh? The problem with this film, however, is that when it's over, you get the impression that it has left you with no feelings at all, it's completely empty, be it in plot, emotion, acting, theme or denouement - one big nothing. For an inexperienced viewer it will be fine, but I personally can't find a positive reason to see it after it's over - as I said, this film is simply a huge and empty nothing.
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