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Despite the best efforts of a strong cast, Nobel Son is over-plotted and self-consciously odd. Read critic reviews
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Soon after his insufferably arrogant father (Alan Rickman) wins the Nobel Prize for chemistry, Barkley Michaelson (Bryan Greenberg) is kidnapped by Thaddeus James (Shawn Hatosy), a young genius who claims to be Barkley's illegitimate half-brother. Motivated not so much by money as revenge, Thaddeus tries to convince Barkley to help him carry out a multimillion-dollar extortion plot against their patriarch.
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Rating: R (Violent Images|Sexuality|Language)
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Genre: Mystery & thriller, Comedy
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Original Language: English
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Director: Randall Miller
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Producer: Randall Miller, Jody Savin
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Writer: Jody Savin, Randall Miller
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Release Date (Theaters): wide
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Release Date (Streaming):
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Box Office (Gross USA): $333.9K
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Runtime:
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Distributor: Freestyle Releasing
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Production Co: Unclaimed Freight
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Nobel Son is a well thought black comedy with a great cast and directing. I really enjoyed the film because it offers up a good idea for a movie, and with a fine lead performance from Alan Rickman, who always is best as playing characters that are arrogant. This is a smart film with a great cast, a clever script and great directing. The plot is well structured and it is an entertaining film that is smart and funny, something that is rare to see in comedies because everyone wants the same old tiresome humor. Nobel Son is a film that will certainly appeal to viewers looking for a different type of comedy, and with a cast like this, you can be thoroughly engaged into the story, its characters and what is going on on-screen. This is one of those rare films that succeed at creating something really original and combining it with a well layered plot. I really loved the film, and it is a fine independent production due to Rickman's performance which really stands out. I wish more films like this would get a wider release because in today's comedy genre, nearly every comedy tends to recycle the same dull material, which ends up falling flat. Nobel Son has its imperfections, but it is worth seeing if you enjoy these types of Black comedies. With a great cast at hand, this is a highly entertaining film that combines serious elements with the not so serious to create one of the better films in the genre. This film is really a treat for film fans that enjoy independent productions such as this.
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Grad student Barkley Michaelson (Bryan Greenberg) is getting his PhD but his choice of topic doesn't sit very well with his dad, an arrogant, pompous, narcissistic college professor (Alan Rickman) who's just been awarded the Nobel Prize for chemistry and who wants his son to carry on his legacy after he's gone. Boasting a troupe of talented veterans which includes Bill Pullman, Danny DeVito, Mary Steenburgen, Ted Danson, Ernie Hudson, Shawn Hatosy, and Eliza Dushku, the film takes us on a dark ride with blazingly quick twists and turns, that kept me guessing. Eliza Dushku stands out as the criminally involved seductive City Hall and Danny Devito give an outstanding performance as the neurotic neighbor still struggling with his OCD. I also enjoyed the fantastic and banging techno type music which is a major component of this film.
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WOW!!! Great film. This one did take me by surprise. The film was well casted and the dialog is very sharp. The style of the film reminded me of the style of Smokin Aces. The film also reminded me of films like Suicide Kings and Wild Things. I definitely recommend this film.
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In "Nobel Son," chemistry professor and Nobel Prize winner Eli Michaelson(Alan Rickman) and his wife Sarah(Mary Steenburgen) wait patiently at the gate for their flight to Stockholm. But their son Barkley(Bryan Greenberg), who is currently working on his anthropology PhD thesis on cannibalism, has not yet put in an appearance. His getting distracted explains why he is not there, spending the night and morning with City Hall(Eliza Dushku, who might have missed her calling as a slam poet). Finally returning home, Barkley is attacked by an unknown stranger(Shawn Hatosy, who is convincingly creepy). "Nobel Son" proves that no matter how hard cutting off a thumb may be, successfully pulling off an offbeat noir film is much harder. Only a few scenes really work. Of course, a serious lack of logic and character development do not help, either. It would have been much more interesting if Eli had started off as much beloved by everybody around, slowly revealing him to be a cad, which would have made it hard for Eli to grow up in the great man's shadow, creating tension in the process. Instead, the first we see of Eli is having sex with one of his students(Lindy Booth) on top of his desk which instantly establishes him as something of a lout. That just leaves us wondering what exactly his wife saw in him in the first place.
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