My Son Johnny (1991)
Anthony Cortino lives with his mother in a quiet suburb. His father is dead, and his violent criminal brother is a long way off, in the city, and if Anthony has his way, that's where he will stay. However, Johnny runs into trouble with the police in the city, and when he asks to come home, his mother agrees, despite Anthony's objections. A reign of terror begins for Anthony then, for as long as Johnny is around, Anthony is never safe, and never has been.
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It's no definitive masterpiece but it's damn close.
I cannot think of one single thing that I would change about this film. The acting is incomparable, the directing deft, and the writing poignantly brilliant.
A film of deceptively outspoken contemporary relevance, this is cinema at its most alert, alarming and alive.
It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film