Son
RLJE Films | Release Date: March 5, 2021 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
54
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Mixed or average reviews based on 6 Critic Reviews
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4
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70
Screen RantDebopriyaa DuttaMar 12, 2021
Upholding genre tropes whilst subverting them, Son is an unsettling fever-dream drenched in unspeakable acts that leave viewers on edge until the end. Read full review
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Paste MagazineNatalia KeoganJul 6, 2021
Yet in spite of this promising narrative foundation, the film’s gruesome effects and the compelling performance from Blumm, Son seriously suffers from assorted perils of predictability and protractedness. Read full review
60
The Irish TimesDonald ClarkeJul 2, 2021
The plotting is, alas, a little slack in the later stages. There is a sense of flailing around en route to a reasonably satisfactory destination. Son remains, nonetheless, the work of a singular, oddball talent. Seek out. Read full review
60
Los Angeles TimesNoel MurrayMar 9, 2021
Kavanagh and Matichak do a remarkable job of capturing an amped-up version of everyday parental paranoia. This is ultimately a movie about a woman who loves her child so intensely that she becomes irrational — and dangerous. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyMar 4, 2021
Son never quite binds its tricky, episodic story into a persuasive or gripping whole. Read full review
50
VarietyDennis HarveyMar 4, 2021
Son never quite binds its tricky, episodic story into a persuasive or gripping whole. Read full review
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