So, last night with the boy over for dinner we watched the DVD “Beautiful Boy”. Hearing about this movie I was intrigued. It is the story of a family devasted by the death of their son after learning he was responsible for the slaying of dozens of college students during a murderous Columbine-esque rampage. Often we see this same tale told but usually told from the victims families point of view and I had high hopes for this perspective.
As the story unfolds the mother played by Maria Bello (Jane Austen Book Club, A History of Violence) and father played by Michael Sheen (The Queen, 30 Rock) struggle to find the catalyst of their once quiet and sullen son into a monster that they cannot fathom.
The director/writer hints with small details the idiosyncrasies of each parent as factors that may have contributed to their child’s “poor character”. The movie played out as many “parents that lose a child” films do (see: Rabbit Hole) http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0935075/.
This was a slow moving film that despite its flaws I found interesting and watchable (2 ½ stars).
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