I often think of the quote, "It never comes back", from 'The Disaster Artist'. 'My Son' is a little guilty of having some of those moments. Apparently James McAvoy, who is incredible in this film, was never given a script so as to get natural reactions to events that crop up along the way. Fun idea. The problem is that it feels like they put a lot of random and irrelevant plot points into the movie to get reactions out of him. They never come back. It's quite odd. In spite of this the movie is still pretty darn good.
We get straight to the chase in this one. There is no mucking around. From there a mystery presents itself. It's a really well set up little film. There is tension between characters, there is conflict with the police and there is a mystery that needs to be solved.
The middle of the film is very strong but it is the final sequence where it is at its strongest. It's extremely tense and the movie has a feel of not every character being necessarily safe. It's edge of your seat stuff and it's great to watch.
The film feels like it just needs a little polishing. There are too many questions left unanswered and the film wraps up unnecessarily quickly. The journey is unquestionably a tense and entertaining one though. I would recommend 'My Son'. 8/10.
We get straight to the chase in this one. There is no mucking around. From there a mystery presents itself. It's a really well set up little film. There is tension between characters, there is conflict with the police and there is a mystery that needs to be solved.
The middle of the film is very strong but it is the final sequence where it is at its strongest. It's extremely tense and the movie has a feel of not every character being necessarily safe. It's edge of your seat stuff and it's great to watch.
The film feels like it just needs a little polishing. There are too many questions left unanswered and the film wraps up unnecessarily quickly. The journey is unquestionably a tense and entertaining one though. I would recommend 'My Son'. 8/10.