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It's reasonable, of course, for a teenager to misunderstand his mother. But The Whore's Son doesn't comprehend her any better than her son does. Jun 9, 2006 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
It's reasonable, of course, for a teenager to misunderstand his mother. But The Whore's Son doesn't comprehend her any better than her son does.
Sam Adams
Tale of mother worship nicely sets its protags within multiple contexts as outsiders, but is kept from taking off by poor motivations and a nagging naivete in the over-innocent title character. Jun 8, 2006 | Full Review…
Tale of mother worship nicely sets its protags within multiple contexts as outsiders, but is kept from taking off by poor motivations and a nagging naivete in the over-innocent title character.
Jay Weissberg
Despite a contrived creakiness in the plot, a climax all too broadly hinted at in the opening scene and the occasional dive into blowzy-hooker cliché, some characters are nicely observed. Jun 8, 2006
Despite a contrived creakiness in the plot, a climax all too broadly hinted at in the opening scene and the occasional dive into blowzy-hooker cliché, some characters are nicely observed.
Ella Taylor
The slicing camerawork of Fassbinder/Haneke collaborator Jurgen Jurges underscores the bitter message: We don't always know what we want from our parents, only what we're not getting. May 2, 2006
The slicing camerawork of Fassbinder/Haneke collaborator Jurgen Jurges underscores the bitter message: We don't always know what we want from our parents, only what we're not getting.
Jim Ridley
The story should have been allowed to unfold naturally, from start to finish, without disclosing where it was headed right from the get-go. Apr 28, 2006 | Rating: 2/5
The story should have been allowed to unfold naturally, from start to finish, without disclosing where it was headed right from the get-go.
Laura Kern
... a low-key Austrian drama that, as the title hints, dusts off Coming of Age Plot No. 16C, with modestly entertaining results. Apr 28, 2006 | Rating: 2/4
... a low-key Austrian drama that, as the title hints, dusts off Coming of Age Plot No. 16C, with modestly entertaining results.
Lou Lumenick
While poignant in the extreme, never stoops to easy sentimentality or sensationalism. Mar 1, 2007 | Full Review…
While poignant in the extreme, never stoops to easy sentimentality or sensationalism.
David Noh
Sturminger never seems to be quite sure what his film is about ... Jun 8, 2006
Sturminger never seems to be quite sure what his film is about ...
Andy Klein
Being in the company of Usein's and Lisnic's slow-minded, one-note character for most of the movie, we're strained to develop the sympathy level that would make for a touching or perceptive study. May 28, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/5 | Full Review…
Being in the company of Usein's and Lisnic's slow-minded, one-note character for most of the movie, we're strained to develop the sympathy level that would make for a touching or perceptive study.
Jules Brenner
Strong performances aren't enough to flesh out an underdeveloped script that leaves far too many questions unanswered. Apr 28, 2006 | Rating: 2/4 | Full Review…
Strong performances aren't enough to flesh out an underdeveloped script that leaves far too many questions unanswered.
Ken Fox
Ozren's dejected journey for his mother distills the Oedipus story and is capped with an unconscious, cut-the-cord bid for survival. Apr 12, 2006 | Rating: 2.5/4 | Full Review…
Ozren's dejected journey for his mother distills the Oedipus story and is capped with an unconscious, cut-the-cord bid for survival.
Ed Gonzalez
... the movie might have made a greater impact if it focused less upon the whore, and more on the son. Apr 28, 2006 | Rating: 2/4
... the movie might have made a greater impact if it focused less upon the whore, and more on the son.
Elizabeth Weitzman
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