60
Metascore
9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Los Angeles TimesGary GoldsteinLos Angeles TimesGary Goldstein[A] colorful, absorbing documentary.
- Jesse James Miller’s moving documentary “The Good Son” is like a brisk novel with a bigger-than-life protagonist.
- 80VarietyRob NelsonVarietyRob NelsonDirector Jesse James Miller’s bio of ‘80s-era World Boxing Council lightweight champ Ray “Boom Boom” Mancini connects on emotional levels in the telling of an up-from-nothing brawler whose colorful career climaxed in tragedy.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeThe Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeA compelling tale even for viewers with no interest in the sweet science.
- 63New York PostFarran Smith NehmeNew York PostFarran Smith NehmeThe final scenes, when Mancini meets Kim’s son, have the awkward feel of an “Oprah” episode, with the editing and music suggesting a catharsis that isn’t always backed up by what’s on-screen.
- 60New York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierNew York Daily NewsJoe NeumaierThe film winds up as a chronicle of uneasy forgiveness.
- 50Washington PostMichael O'SullivanWashington PostMichael O'SullivanThe odd and disturbing thing about the film is just how comfortable [Mancini] — and we — have become putting moments on camera that, once upon a time, were meant to be shared between two people.
- 20Village VoiceCalum MarshVillage VoiceCalum MarshMancini, who served as an executive producer, is glorified and exonerated, yet it's his inability to render either process interesting that ultimately sinks the picture.