The opening title of "American Son" deems it a "Netflix Television Event" rather than a movie. Replicating the cast of the Broadway production Waiting with great anxiety in the police station lobby is Kerry Washington's Kendra, whose teenage son Jamal has been gone from home far too long for. American Son possesses considerable power in its premise, while wrestling with the claustrophobic aspects of transferring a stage play to the screen.
It explains both sides of the equation and I highly recommend all people see it it would be good to get a perspective from law enforcement as well as the African American side of life. 'American Son' Review: Kerry Washington Is Wasted in an Undercooked Race Drama. Parents need to know that American Son is a Netflix original movie that deals with issues of racism, racial identity, and police brutality. Streaming Movie Review. 'American Son' Review: Missing Teen, Missing Story. "American Son" scores with such emotional details.
The problem is that these details are all the film has. At some point you're tempted to stop following the narrative and start keeping score between husband and wife. American Son movie reviews & Metacritic score: An estranged couple reunite in a Florida police station to help find their missing teenage son. If your review contains spoilers, please check the Spoiler box. American Son is an American drama film directed by Kenny Leon and written by Christopher Demos-Brown, based on his Broadway play of the same name. American Son movie review: Netflix's Kerry Washington-starrer exposes the fault lines of a nation.
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Based on the Broadway play of the same name by Christopher Demos-Brown, Kenny Leon's American Son seems to have polarised its viewers and critics to a great extent. What was doubtless a potent stage play turns stilted and Toronto Film Review: 'American Son'. Reviewed at Toronto Film Festival (Special Presentations) No one really care about Kerry Washington, her next movie she's trying to do w Eva Longoria lol.
Harriet review - Cynthia Erivo is sublime as legendary slave rebel. The scene is a police station in Miami, in the dead of night. Despite contrived stage-play restrictions, Netflix's port of the Broadway play - complete with the same cast - is an occasionally powerful piece. Given that Netflix are attempting to dig themselves out of debt, and are now promising a refocus on quality over quantity.