The Son of No One (2011)

I'm surprised it received so many bad reviews. I think it is a great movie, very well acted, strong and realistic, no sugar coating here. Tension builds up so well and the ending is very powerful. It's not an action movie ,is more a drama , dark thriller, I don't now how to describe it . Very New York The plot is original. I really liked it

Channing Tatum stars with Al Pacino, Katie Holmes, Ray Liotta, Juliette Binoche, and Tracy Morgan in "The Son of No One" from 2011.An extremely uninvolving story of a rookie cop, Jonathan (Tatum) working in the area where he grew up. His Precinct Captain, Mathers (Liotta), begins receiving letters about two unsolved murders that happened many years ago in the area when Jonathan was a kid. The letters are also sent to the newspaper, and Jonathan is afraid of a long-kept secret coming out and ruining his life. Finally, he is approached by his father's old partner, Charles Stanford, who has been protecting him. He has a solution. What could director Dito Monteil have possibly said to these actors to get them to make this movie? How desperate could they have been? I have no clue, but this film was poorly directed, with a plot that wasn't enough for 1-1/2 hours.With people like Pacino and Liotta in the film, you certainly can't call the acting poor, but just about everyone in this film was wasted.Not recommended. This film is gritty and a real downer - that would be okay if it were better.

I must say that I was a bit skeptic about this movie but man I was surprised. I must say I got caught by the story line and I would recommend it. Great Cast by the way! Channing Tantum is become quite an actor! I cannot understand why people are shooting this movie down. I might be naive but I didn't get bored at any time while watching this movie. And you know you cant go wrong when you have Al Pacino in a movie. I wouldn't say its a movie I can watch over and over again but the story is very catchy. If you want a good solid movie with a good cast I would definitely recommend this movie! Enjoy

I gave this movie two stars because it is well acted and well directed, but the script is really awful.The movie pretends to be a thriller and yet there are no surprises at all. We know everything from the beginning. There is no new information that would cause the characters to act as they do. There is no reason why the characters find the events so horrible as to act the way they do. There are simple reasons that things could have been different. Even if we accept the things as they happen there is really no big conspiracy. There is nothing here to hang a thriller on. This is a really well acted movie that is pointless. I have a hard time understanding why this movie ever got a budget or these actors. I'm truly amazed that this group of actors would waste their time on this film. Maybe I'm jaded and I should care more about a couple of murders of people who are horrible and are killed in basic self defense by a helpless abandoned child. Come on, seriously what is this movie about? Don't waste your time. IF you watch this movie and hope it will leave you with any kind of pathos you will be sadly disappointed. This movie is horrible.I'm sorry not to offer more analysis about why this film is bad. It really isn't worth the effort.