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Défi cinéma en situation de confinement – actrices préférées : Mélanie Laurent. Il s'agit avant tout de la lutte passionnante et désespérée de Guillaume Canet contre le temps. Mélanie Laurent, quant à elle, le seconde habilement dans son rôle secondaire. D'après moi, tout parent doit comprendre les agissements du personnage de Guillaume et je suis convaincu que la plupart auraient fait de même à sa place. Quand un enfant est perdu, on ne peut que faire tout son possible pour le sauver. Un thriller bien rythmé et assez compact dont le dernier tiers retombe légèrement, mais qui laisse une impression positive malgré tout. (15/10/2020)

My Son is unintentionally funny trash with dubious morals masquerading as a psychological drama. Characters on the verge of a nervous breakdown are shown only through crying, screaming or wanting to kill someone. When you need some sort of information, use brutal violence. When you want to get a loved one (or two) back, kill a few people. Any instalment of the Taken series is more entertaining and more honest. The second star was added for the one (final) scene in which Mélanie Laurent is not hysterical and for Canet maniacally screaming “’I’m going to bake your leg!” 35% (23/11/2017)

I have to admit, at times I was almost breathless with tension as the main character frantically searched for his son. Worse, I couldn't identify with his persistence and escalating aggression during the search for him. It's a shame that the reason for the abduction wasn't explained; it made the whole thing seem like the writers didn't know where they were going with it. And the almost happy ending didn't impress me either. (60%) (13/06/2020)