No actors were harmed in the making of this film, by cameras continuously placed 6 inches from their heads.
This film is different than the usual box office movie mill, for sure, and I did like it. However, all I could personally conclude at the incredibly abrupt ending, is that Oliver will never be able to forgive this kid. He can barely manage to even talk to the boy! In reality the kid would be nuts to even think about continuing to hang around Oliver. At the end in the lumber yard the boy must be thinking "man, I just need a ride back home, then I'm out of here"! He will have to leave the school and certainly never again consider Oliver to be his guardian. Who would want to live with, or be around someone that just stares at you. The boy would have to ask himself every day "Is this guy going to take me under his wing, ... or kill me"! Morgan Marinne does a great job in the part of the boy, Francis. Of course we are told what he did, but I really do want Oliver to forgive him and accept that even though his son is gone, this boy is still here and desperately needs someone to help, mentor and care for him. It can't be just an accident that they were brought together at that school. Oliver Gourmet is such a fine actor, check him out in the movie "Home" 2008. That was another out of the mainstream kind of movie (it revolved around a really strange story)!
Review of The Son
