The Son

"To say the least: this is an emotional movie that had me stressed during various moments I also think its very important for everyone to watch, regardless of your situation. Now, how I word the following could potentially be considered a spoiler but its not really, so this is your warning ⚠️ This is one of those movies where they don't tell you the ending but as an outsider looking in everything is so obvious that you're just constantly praying that the characters catch on to the situation before it's too late. "

"This movie leaves you with wounds, tears and just so much pain. How do you heal? 😢"

"A difficult movie to watch as a parent. Mental health needs more attention in the mainstream. I was anxious throughout and I can’t imagine what people go through when facing such a crisis in their lives. "

"A very hard movie to watch. Everybody in the movie did a wonderful job giving us a glimpse on Mental health problem on how it not only affects the person going through it but also the family. It is not easy for anyone. Like I say not an easy movie to see."

"This was a beautifully sad film that really hit close to home for me as I also have my own mental health struggles and obstacles. The son in this movie has a hard time managing functioning day-to-day and resists going to school. He has something deep within him that won’t go away-an inner torture that assails him day in and day out. The torment he goes through is affectingly, poignantly portrayed and just goes to show what it’s like, as a nation, as families, and as individuals, to have a mental health crisis on our hands. "

"Anyone who’s been through depression or had anyone close struggling with mental issues will easily relate, very true-to-life depiction."

"Very underrated movie. I don’t understand the low ratings it got. Anyways, this movie depicted depression in a way I have never seen before. Depression is not something simple that can be overlooked. It is OK to not be OK. It is OK to ask for help. It is OK to get help. This movie was worth every second… loved it!"

"My heart hurts… so much after watching this. This movie represented mental illness so rawly. I’m not sure why this movie has such low ratings. I thought it portrayed mental illness in a good light and showed the different sides of it. The side of the son who has the mental illness and the side of the parents who underestimated how serious the mental illness was. "

"No no no "

" I was excited because Hugh Jackman and Anthony Hopkins are in it, but so boring! I suppose realistic for the situation, but not worthy of a movie."