Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy
Barkley Michaelson is in a deep life rut. He's struggling to finish his PhD thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson, wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. Barkley and his mother, Sarah, a ren...( read more
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DVD Release Date: March 10, 2009
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August 11, 2009What a disappointment. And with some really powerful actors in its cast. The script had a few originality points, but it was all over the place. It had extreme highs and plummeting lows and to some roles, sequences and actions I couldn't even find the point. The mixing of technol...( read more)
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July 9, 2009There's nothing like a movie where Alan Rickman plays a total dick. He's a genius at it. No one comes close to what I refer to as "Rickman Dickery". He's an artist. Rembrandt worked in paints and Rickman works in being an asshole. Nobel Son is no exception with the Rickman playin...( read more)
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January 1, 2009An aggressively atonal crime caper - smug and glib and apathetic as to who gets what, so long as it seems clever in the meantime.
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March 28, 2009OK movie. The first half of the movie was fine, and then it tried to be a little too clever, and fell flat on it's face. But a seasoned cast of familiar faces made it watchable, especially Alan Rickman as the pompous father.
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October 12, 2009Just when you think that you know what is going on. I was very happy with the ending - it made it worth the struggle to get there.
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October 5, 2009ive been waiting ages to see this and when i heard the mail on sunday was giving it away for free i had to buy it imidiately!
I really enjoyed this movie, although its not got very many good reviews!
Alan Rickman is brilliant at playing the moody but hilarious character and it ...( read more)
Critic Reviews
December 5, 2008
Pete Hammond, Hollywood.com
December 5, 2008
Liam Lacey, Globe and Mail
Even if you can summon some admiration for Nobel Son's editing or snippets of clever dialogue, the movie is so relentlessly self-congratulatory, you can't help becoming thoroughly sick of it. full review
December 5, 2008
Kyle Smith, New York Post
Except for a mildly engaging heist scene in the middle of the movie, the story never gets within a mile of the Quentin Tarantino classics it tries to evoke. full review
December 5, 2008
Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer
Fans of Rickman will appreciate the actor's sneering mix of buffoonery and misanthropy, Steenburgen gives another of her playfully ironic turns, and Miller's direction allows for few, if any, lulls. full review
December 5, 2008
Moira MacDonald, Seattle Times
Nobel Son isn't funny enough for black comedy, nor suspenseful enough for a thriller; for all its flashy flailings and thumb-slicings, it's ultimately a little dull. full review
December 4, 2008
Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times
The plot by itself could have become tiresome; no audience enjoys spending all evening walking into stone walls. But the acting is another matter. full review
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