Son
Directed by Ivan Kavanagh
Having escaped from a cult as a child, a mother must face her past when its sinister members break into her home and attempt to steal her eight-year-old son, David. Now the two are on the run, pursued by a detective determined to save them both. Since his aborted kidnapping, something has changed in David and the boy has succumbed to a mysterious illness. Following her maternal instincts to save him, his mother commits unspeakable acts to keep him alive but is losing the battle. Soon, she has to decide how far she is willing to go to save her son. A SHUDDER ORIGINAL.
When a young boy mysteriously falls ill, his mother must decide how far she will go to protect him from terrifying forces in her past.
Cast: Andi Matichak, Emile Hirsch, Luke David Blumm
Member Reviews
SHUDDER, TAKE NOTE IN WHAT IM ABOUT TO SAY. WHOEVER IS MIXING YOUR AUDIO IS DOING A BAD JOB, THE DIALOGUE IS TOO LOW AND THE MUSIC TOO LOUD. THE FOLEY IS GREAT AND THE ACTING IS GOOD BUT THE AUDIO MIXING REALLY TAKES ME OUT OF IT WHEN I HAVE TO KEEP TURNING THE VOLUME UP AND DOWN. MOVIE IS PRETTY OKAY BUT THAT MIXING. DUDE. HAVE A TALK WITH SOMEONE.
Assuredly directed, clearly a student of the craft. So I like that solid old school approach. Actors are all at least capable. Though there's the one burned-out guy ("Jeremy" I think) who's played by someone much too good-looking to be believable. Yes, there are contrived elements (mostly from Rosemary's Baby), but so what? The kill scenes are surprisingly graphic, well staged. A cut above the standard fare. Maybe not a "classic" but not a waste of time either. Just wish the "entity" got more screen time and had better creature feature effects. But it was probably a budgetary issue. Would give it a 3. 5. But will round it to 4.
Not bad, enjoyable parts
Love this movie.
pretty good watch