Stephen Sorrell, a decorated war hero, raises his son Kit alone after Kit's mother deserts husband and child in the boy's infancy. Sorrell loses a promising job offer and is forced to take work as a menial.
Is Sorrell and Son worth your time today? If you like your movies to feel like an old, dusty photograph that makes your chest hurt, absolutely. If you need pacing faster than a tortoise on a treadmill, skip it. This is a film for people who don't mind a little bit of 1930s stiffness in exchange for some genuine, unforc...
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"Is Sorrell and Son worth your time today? If you like your movies to feel like an old, dusty photograph that makes your chest hurt, absolutely. If you need pacing faster than a tortoise on a treadmill, skip it. This is a film for people who don't mind a little bit of 1930s stiffness in exchange for some genuine, unforced heart. H.B. Warner is the guy who carries this whole thing. He plays the father, Stephen, with this haunted, exhausted look in his eyes that feels less like acting and more lik..."
Lydia Hayward, Warwick Deeping
United Kingdom
