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)Plots(1)
PhD candidate Barkley Michaelson (Greenberg) is a man with a big problem. Living in the shadow of his philandering, arrogant father Eli (Rickman), he's never been good enough for the old man - and that was before Eli won the Nobel prize. So when Barkley's kidnapped on the eve of the Nobel ceremony and held for the $2 million in prize money, it's no surprise that Eli refuses to pay. Realising his fate rests in his own hands, Barkley decides to use his smarts and finally show his father. (Eagle Entertainment)
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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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