One of those movies you just know you'll love because of the star power. I purposely didn't read reviews before watching. The movie is made-up of scenes from the past interspersed with the present. For some reason the director must have felt it important for the audience to know the precise chronology of the movie by including news clips of 9-11 that featured both NYC Mayor Rudy Giuliani and President Bush. It intermittently though needlessly hijacked a few of minutes of screen time, as it has no connection to the plot line whatsoever. Katie Holmes plays Channing's wife and mother to his little girl. The little girl has some malady they touch on at one point, but it's never mentioned again. Since none of the characters' relationships seem plausible, naturally you will be asking yourself WHY Katie's character would ever be compelled to marry such a glum, reclusive and emotionally distant man. Keep in mind he would have been wracked with guilt during their dating years, which took place before the movie's timeline. Adding to the drama, Katie suspects that Channing might be cheating on her.
And while that tore her up emotionally, we find that Channing's confiding in her he had murdered two people as a child didn't register a reaction! Hilarious in hindsight! Bad bad, directing. Again, the main plot line centers on "murders" he committed at 8 years-old while living in the projects. NOTE: But they were not in fact murders; they were actually accidents that would be categorized as manslaughter (at-best), since there was no intent on the kid's part to murder anyone. This movie was droll & illogical. In summary: Disappointing.
Review of The Son of No One
The Son of No One
(2011)
An All-Star Cast Wasted on a Preposterously-Scripted Movie
17 November 2018
Warning: Spoilers