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The Lost Son Reviews

1999 Certificate 18
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In THE LOST SON, disgraced former French policeman Xavier Lombard (French actor Daniel Auteuil of JEAN DE FLORETTE) is living in exile in London and working as a private investigator. When Lombard takes up the seemingly routine assignment of finding a rich family's missing drug-addicted son, the case quickly becomes a far more .. Read more

Starring Daniel Auteuil, Nastassja Kinski, Katrin Cartlidge, Ciaran Hinds
Director Chris Menges
Genres Thriller

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    • 1 stars out of 4  

      Tense, violent thriller that leaves too much unexplained in the motivation of its protagonist and has a final revelation that will surprise no-one.

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    • Rated - 4.0 stars  

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      Disturbing Theme

      This was a well crafted detective tale that kept the viewer on the edge of the seat until the end. The disturbing theme of the movie was dealt-with well, ... read more »

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    • Rated - 3.0 stars  

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      Oh Rupert....

      What a cliche-ridden, verbose prig you are. To imagine that potential viewers of The Lost Son would be influenced by your self-aggrandising diatribe is mistaken... read more »

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    • Rated - 5.0 stars  

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      Tough subject

      Difficult subject matter and hard to watch at times but handled well in a thought-provoking and tough film.

      Auteil excels as the dogged detective who... read more »

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    • Rated - 2.0 stars  

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      Dull Europudding

      This is the worst kind of Europudding mess, its grim theme treated with po-faced restraint but ultimately there to lend the film a seriousness which it wastes ... read more »

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    • Rated - 4.0 stars  

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      Makes one think

      This film really made us think about child trafficing. It has made the whole subject more real to us.

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    • Rated - 4.0 stars  

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      Disturbing Theme

      This was a well crafted detective tale that kept the viewer on the edge of the seat until the end. The disturbing theme of the movie was dealt-with well, ... read more »

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