Nobel Son

The case for the DVD was damaged. The center tab that holds the DVD in place was broken, so the DVD arrived all scratched up. A replacement is being sent. I must return the damaged item.UPDATE: The replacement has arrived in perfect condition. The new holder has a different center tab. I dropped off the damaged DVD at Kohl's, since they do Amazon returns. All went well.

It had a nice twist at the end. The timeline jumps did not help. It could've survived as a linear movie. The timeline jumps made the story holes incredibly noticeable.It was a pretty good film in spite of the obvious attempt at cleverness. When you have to follow a story that closely because of the incongruent time shifts you notice a lot more stuff.I can say I liked it but next time leave the time jumps to Tarantino.

If you are into dark comedy - this is your ticket. The quotes and lines that most people "don't get", are philosophical in nature, so look deeper than the words and you might "get it".

lots of fun and twists that keep you enjoying every minute. only one quibble. it's the same one people consistently have. there is never enough alan rickman in any film! don't let this dissuade you from seeing this movie. he is the star, is on screen as much as anyone and his brilliance makes his character's ego the cause and effect of everything that occurs. every actor in this film is spot on. mary steenburgen is superb. danny devito, bill pullman, the two "sons", bryan greenberg and shawn hatosy are all perfect. there isn't a single weak link here. make no mistake rickman effortlessly rules every scene he's in. he always does. but the other actors are up to the task. in this funny, quirky film they are all truly terrific.speaking to rickman's character, ted danson has a wonderful line "....someone's going to shoot you long before i have to fire you!". don't worry. he doesn't get shot. but, when the actor playing the "bad guy" makes you care about him, even like him!... really, how often can you say that? about alan rickman, always. no matter what his part. anyway, he's not the real villain in this story. just wonderfully despicable. at one point he tells ernie hudson "it's lonely at the top. you're lucky you're not a genius". you will agree that we viewers are very lucky that he is just that. see the movie. you'll be glad you did.

At first I was unimpressed with this film, however I decided to finish it so that I could check-off this movie from the list of Alan Rickman's films. As the plot developed I was pleasantly surprised at how amusing the story line was and how well everything wrapped up. Alan RIckman plays a fabulous "villian" as he has in quite a few roles and the supporting cast was great. Danny DeVeto was an added bonus. I'd watch this again.

Alan Rickman is so fine when he creates his dysfunctional characterizations. This one is particulary unlovable, and perhaps edgy to a really uncomfortable degree. There is truly nothing redeeming in his professor. He uses people, treats them shabbily and moves on with no growth from one disastrous liaison to the next. That he gets his final comeuppance is a relief.If you enjoy watching Rickman work, as I do, this is worthwhile. The story is painfully unrelieved for the most part--not exactly edifying, but Rickman always makes whatever piece he is in worthwhile, for me, at least. This is not a "fun" movie. It is the story of one of the most selfish of men and no one looks very good in it. Dark, and stultifyingly constrained. The "black comedy" is heavy-handed.Steenburgen, Greenberg, and Hatosy gave fine performances--Hatosy coming up with licks that I hadn't seen from him before. And as a Wes alum, I like following Joss Whedon's work as well. There are many reasons for recommending this piece. Entertainment is not one of them. Art and technical work come closer to the mark.

If you can get past the opening titles, this is a great twisty, turny movie. Classic Rickman, in his deliciously repugnant role which he does so well, Mary Steenburgen is believable as a forensic psychologist. Danny Devito is wonderful as the OCD neighbor and you really do like him in spite of his quirks, or because of them. Bill Pullman really does need to lose that smirk he carries in every movie, though.Unbelievable story line made completely believable by the tremendous acting and the twisted logic behind the crime.There were clues and evidence which we knew but weren't completely explored. However, the ending makes you think that they must have been in order to come to conclusions.

This was a horror movie,that I would not have watched ,if I had known. You have to keep closing your eyes. If it wasn't then there was a lot of unnecessary rvil violence. You think the father is bad, but everyone in the movie is a psychopath, at the very least, a bunch of narcissists,who only care about themselves. Maybe the father wasn't so evil. He helped those who couldn't help themselves, but not his own children or child. You destroy society, when you do this.

This movie is very good

Bought this film as it contained Alan Rickman in an explicit scene. I wasn’t disappointed. RIP Gorgeous man. x

Anything with Alan Rickman is worth having.Anything with an Alan Rickman sex scene is definitely worth having. *wink*Entertaining movie, gets a lot of twists in the end and possibly a little confusing, but still worth watching.

Alan Rickman plays the philandering professor type with the long suffering wife and child. Have we seen this somewhere before? I adore the majority of Alan Rickman's films/roles but this one is disappointing. The film as a whole does have a fair story line with an amusing twist. Mr Rickman seems to sleep walk through this with seemingly little effort required from his exceptional range of skills. In short the film is unworthy of his attention let alone starring in it. Watch and cringe!

If you've seen it, you know what I mean *wink*This is a must for all Rickmaniacs. Or those with professor fantasies. Probably also for those who just enjoy black comedies. Although maybe not so much the latter.I've watched it three times now, but to be honest only to drool over Alan. The plot is messy and tries too hard to be clever. But I can overlook that, cos the film involves Alan Rickman doing one of his students on a desk. *shrugs* What more can you ask for?