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“Its refusal to behave is the point.”
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My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
Crime · Drama · Thriller · 2010
Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.
Movie details
My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done
“The Mystery Isn't Who. But Why.”
2010 Crime · Drama · Thriller 1h 31m
Critical arithmetic
One number, for now.
Scores change. Arguments endure.
TMDB
6.1 / 10
Community rating
Brad has committed murder and barricaded himself inside his house. With the help of his friends and neighbours, the cops piece together the strange tale of how this nice young man arrived at such a dark place.
CriticWise case file
What this film says about your taste.
Not a recommendation score. A measure of how closely the film’s taste signals resemble yours.
The archetype split
Who fights over My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done?
For the defence
The Arthouse Gremlin
“The stranger, the better.”
Read their case For the prosecution
The Popcorn Loyalist
“Big screen, big feelings, no apologies.”
Read their objectionThe split comes from the same five-axis model used by the test, not audience ratings or review sentiment.
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Cast & crew
Directed by
Werner Herzog
Written by
Werner Herzog · Herbert Golder
Michael Shannon
Brad McCullum
Willem Dafoe
Detective Hank Havenhurst
Chloë Sevigny
Ingrid
Brad Dourif
Uncle Ted
Michael Peña
Detective Vargas
Loretta Devine
Miss Roberts
Udo Kier
Lee Meyers
Court is in session
Put My Son, My Son, What Have Ye Done on trial.
Two incompatible taste archetypes. One film. Read the arguments, then issue a completely binding cultural ruling.
The prosecution The Popcorn Loyalist
“Oddness is not depth.”
A film can break every rule and still leave nothing behind but the memory of how hard it tried to be singular.