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American Son has all the subtlety and nuance of Driving Miss Daisy (which is to say almost none), albeit with a more interesting and complex message. January 23, 2020 | Full Review…
American Son has all the subtlety and nuance of Driving Miss Daisy (which is to say almost none), albeit with a more interesting and complex message.
Sarah Gorr
American Son may not be a groundbreaking piece of filmmaking, but that's not what it was meant to be either. The film is a transformative adaptation that attempts to elevate elements of its original source material through the cinematic medium. December 28, 2019 | Full Review…
American Son may not be a groundbreaking piece of filmmaking, but that's not what it was meant to be either. The film is a transformative adaptation that attempts to elevate elements of its original source material through the cinematic medium.
Wilson Kwong
The film presents no clear answers, never lets up on the intensity, and provides no true comfort. It is not a movie for casual viewing, but aims to make you uncomfortable and affected. November 25, 2019 | Rating: B+ | Full Review…
The film presents no clear answers, never lets up on the intensity, and provides no true comfort. It is not a movie for casual viewing, but aims to make you uncomfortable and affected.
Chauncey K. Robinson
A play that needs another week of out of town tryouts...it never gets 'on its feet.' November 25, 2019 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
A play that needs another week of out of town tryouts...it never gets 'on its feet.'
Roger Moore
Racism, parental dependence, heartbreak and police abuse are the issues American Son addresses in its hour and a half. But what may seem little... can be a lot if there is no rhythm and the dialogues are cumbersome. [Full review in Spanish] November 25, 2019 | Full Review…
Racism, parental dependence, heartbreak and police abuse are the issues American Son addresses in its hour and a half. But what may seem little... can be a lot if there is no rhythm and the dialogues are cumbersome. [Full review in Spanish]
Pablo O. Scholz
'American Son' is a film that will leave parents with questions about their own effectiveness, and also with an uncontrollable urge to find out where the teenagers are right now. November 13, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
'American Son' is a film that will leave parents with questions about their own effectiveness, and also with an uncontrollable urge to find out where the teenagers are right now.
Jonita Davis
American Son is only useful as a tool of assistance for some acting theater school. [Full Review in Spanish] November 11, 2019 | Full Review…
American Son is only useful as a tool of assistance for some acting theater school. [Full Review in Spanish]
Marcelo Stiletano
Flawed as it is, American Son is a vital conversation starter, as it explores the racially mine-sown landscape many of us walk through daily. November 7, 2019 | Full Review…
Flawed as it is, American Son is a vital conversation starter, as it explores the racially mine-sown landscape many of us walk through daily.
Steve Murray
American Son doesn't really work as a movie. Its theatricality comes across as forced and curiously inert on screen, at close range to the actors, and its conversations about race and policing in particular feel stilted and contrive November 4, 2019 | Full Review…
American Son doesn't really work as a movie. Its theatricality comes across as forced and curiously inert on screen, at close range to the actors, and its conversations about race and policing in particular feel stilted and contrive
Alissa Wilkinson
Kenny Leon's 'American Son' gets real about societal constructs and implicit racial bias November 2, 2019 | Rating: 4/5 | Full Review…
Kenny Leon's 'American Son' gets real about societal constructs and implicit racial bias
Lynnette Nicholas
Washington's commitment to her role can't overcome all the shouting obviousness of the script. November 1, 2019 | Full Review…
Washington's commitment to her role can't overcome all the shouting obviousness of the script.
John Serba
American Son possesses considerable power in its premise, while wrestling with the claustrophobic aspects of transferring a stage play to the screen. Ultimately, the subject matter wins out, yielding a flawed but brisk 90-minute Netflix presentation. November 1, 2019 | Full Review…
American Son possesses considerable power in its premise, while wrestling with the claustrophobic aspects of transferring a stage play to the screen. Ultimately, the subject matter wins out, yielding a flawed but brisk 90-minute Netflix presentation.
Brian Lowry
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