It is not an easy film to watch, ...but if the viewer is a parent, the emotional impact will be tripled. However, despite the harshness of the subject matter, it is important and necessary for cinema to address it with the public.[Full review in Spanish]

| Apr 23, 2025

This is a film that is never as harrowing or moving as it should be.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Jan 17, 2025

Florian Zeller’s second feature lacks the psychological depth that its predecessor wholeheartedly possesses

| Jul 17, 2024

“The Son” is an awful movie. One of the year’s worst. Rarely has a film missed the mark of its thematic or filmmaking potential so spectacularly.

| Original Score: 1/5 | Jul 15, 2024

It may prove to be a little too divisive for the acclaim that Zeller's previous film got but as a showcase for Mr Jackman it's a fine addition to the filmography that will linger in the memory for a while.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Jul 5, 2024

Several movies portray the sensitive nature of suicide and depression. Unfortunately, Zeller’s movie provides a distorted reality of mental health.

| Sep 8, 2023

Zeller suffers a sad sophomore slump that perpetuates stereotypes about people with mental illness being dangerous.

| Original Score: 2/4 | Aug 16, 2023

The Son is an emotionally devastating film with a shocking yet important cautionary message for all parents.

| Original Score: B+ | Jul 25, 2023

Hugh Jackman you saved this movie but not enough for me to recommend it

| Jul 25, 2023

While it isn’t afraid to show the ugliest, most toxic parts of ourselves, it also doesn’t judge us, because we’re all trying our best.

| Original Score: 5/5 | Jul 20, 2023

The characters played by Hugh Jackman and Laura Dern are basically the upper-class equivalents of Dumb and Dumber’s Harry and Lloyd.

| Original Score: 1.5/4 | Apr 8, 2023

... A film about insecurities, and in which the weight of the performances are committed and emotionally mature. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/4 | Mar 24, 2023

... A cold, soulless film that watches a family fall apart without caring much about it. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 23, 2023

If The Father (2020) was a powerful drama that left me disarmed with astonishment, then The Son made me eye-rolling several times.

| Original Score: 1.5/5 | Mar 23, 2023

The Son is an uncomfortable sketch about familial relationships in the 21st Century with better intentions than results. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 23, 2023

As much as it is full of good intentions and great performances, the film falls short, thanks to its frustrating characters, scenes of emotional manipulation, and little interest in delving into the character of Nicholas. Full review in Spanish.

| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Mar 22, 2023

The Son comes across as a melodramatic parody of the play. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/10 | Mar 20, 2023

Zeller's too smart to make a truly "bad" movie, and there are some interesting ideas here... But the messaging is so blunt, and the narrative descent so predictable, it leaves little room for actual emotional engagement.

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 10, 2023

Zeller explores family fractures that lead to denial and misunderstanding, but along the way prefers to tread commonplaces and employ emotional artifices. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 8, 2023

Two interminable hours that, in the end, only work as a reminder to always take contraceptive measures. [Full review in Spanish]

| Original Score: 2/5 | Mar 7, 2023