72
Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawHere is a film about a very complicated and painful kind of coming of age, or maybe a meditation on “coming of age” as something that never actually happens; it also examines the illusory dividing line between childhood and adulthood, innocence and experience, present and past.
- 80The TelegraphRobbie CollinThe TelegraphRobbie CollinSerraille, whose debut feature Jeune Femme won the Camera d’Or at Cannes in 2017, has returned with a film that feels like a jewellery box of telling moments: there is precious stuff here, and real sparkle too.
- 75Slant MagazineDiego SemereneSlant MagazineDiego SemereneLéonor Serraille’s Mother and Son is a lovely film about feminine strength that also refuses to glorify motherhood.
- 60The Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeThe Hollywood ReporterLovia GyarkyeLéonor Serraille’s film Mother and Son contains moving strokes, but struggles to make a lasting emotional dent.
- 60Little White LiesSophie Monks KaufmanLittle White LiesSophie Monks KaufmanThe writing cannot match the poignancy of Lengronne’s performance. Her emotional immediacy is more interesting than the epic, yet comparatively muted scope of the film.