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Favorite Son confuses "subtle" with "the cast forgot to act".
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2008 · Drama
Favorite Son
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Masterfully crafted. Un-roastable.
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An absolute cinematic disaster.
A story of family, of dreams deferred, and of a final chance at redemption. Frustrated with his waning baseball career, David returns to his hometown and becomes obsessed with a local lovely, reaching out to her troubled son. When David is rejected, the townsfolk gossip about his relationship with the boy.
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2008
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Drama
PLOT SUMMARY
A story of family, of dreams deferred, and of a final chance at redemption. Frustrated with his waning baseball career, David returns to his hometown and becomes obsessed with a local lovely, reaching out to her troubled son. When David is rejected, the townsfolk gossip about his relationship with the boy.
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@SCREEN_SHADE2025-12-27 05:00 UTC
Even the popcorn looked bored during Favorite Son.
@LATE_SHOW_LURKER2025-12-28 22:00 UTC
Favorite Son is a cinematic experience designed specifically for film students who want to feel superior at dinner parties.
@TRAILER_TROLL2025-12-14 13:00 UTC
If Favorite Son was a meal, it'd be unsalted rice with extra ego.
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r/flicks · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 3.5k points
The cinematography in Favorite Son is doing all the heavy lifting and it shows
Look, I wanted to love Favorite Son. The trailer had me hyped. But sitting through the second hour felt like a homework assignment. The dialogue is exposition stacked on exposition and the score keeps telling me how to feel.
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r/TrueFilm · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 2.0k points
[Serious Discussion] Is anyone else completely checked out by the pacing in Favorite Son?
Just got out of Favorite Son and I'm convinced critics are being paid in residuals. Two genuinely good scenes do not make a film. Convince me otherwise.
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r/flicks · u/MidnightMatinee🔥 1.2k points
[Spoilers] Can we discuss that absolutely baffling ending in Favorite Son?
Rewatched Favorite Son last night and noticed even more plot holes than the first time. The motivations don't track at all once you stop and think about act two.
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r/flicks · u/JumpCutJunkie🔥 1.9k points
Unpopular opinion: Favorite Son is the most overrated film of the decade
Director clearly thought Favorite Son was deeper than it is. There's a difference between ambiguous and unfinished, and this leans hard into the second.
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