Monday, May 18, 2009

Movie Review – Nobel Son (2008)

Starring – Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy, Mary Steenburgen
Director – Randall Miller
Domestic Gross – $540,382
Running Time – 110 minutes

Alan Rickman is at his best when playing a douche bag. Score… Here he plays a Nobel Prize winning physicist who is so self-involved he really seems to dislike his family. Bryan Greenberg plays the son that can’t quite measure up and stopped trying by going in to the academic field of cannibalistic studies. Steenburgen rounds out the family as the dutiful wife that holds the family somewhat together and a renowned academic in her own right. A bizarre kidnapping plot is followed by revelation after revelation each one crazier than the last. This is a true black comedy. Some of the twists are a bit far-fetched but the ending is satisfying enough for the effort.

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