Directed by:
Randall MillerCinematography:
Mike OzierCast:
Alan Rickman, Bryan Greenberg, Shawn Hatosy, Mary Steenburgen, Bill Pullman, Eliza Dushku, Danny DeVito, Ted Danson, Ernie Hudson, Lindy Booth, Tracey Walter (more)VOD (1)
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The film is about Barkley Michaelson (Bryan Greenberg) who is struggling to finish his Ph.D. thesis when his father, the learned Eli Michaelson (Alan Rickman), wins the Nobel Prize for Chemistry. But Eli's past indiscretions begin to collide with the present. When Barkley is kidnapped on the eve of his father accepting the prize, Eli refuses to pay the ransom. So starts a game of intrigue and deception that proves that payback's a bitch. (official distributor synopsis)
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A pretty cool film, but it could have had a slightly less "happy" ending, since it feels so uncompromising from the beginning. Rickman fit the role like a glove ("The captain is very happy to have you aboard, sir." - "Really? Because I have a Nobel Prize or because I inspire his filthy dreams?"), Danny DeVito and Bill Pullman were good, and the film also featured brisk direction with rather imaginative camera angles and pictures that are nice to look at. Fortunately, Nobel Son is not completely worthless, but I am not going to watch it again.
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