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By Jason Best (961) for Movie Talk (957) on 01 Feb 2015

Part gritty prison drama, part hard-boiled gangster thriller and part crafty heist caper, Son of a Gun switches genres with profligate ease…

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By Ernest E (128) on 01 Feb 2015

Australian fantasy movie. Had some very good moments but also entailed some very sloppy low budget bits in it. In the end it was ok…

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By David Edwards (979) for Daily Mirror (UK) (1,133) on 30 Jan 2015

Although the hectic genre-swapping action should keep you marginally entertained, you'll be able to guess precisely what's going to happen…

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By Lewis Bazley (42) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 30 Jan 2015

A nerve-wracking thrill ride with surprises, wit and no small amount of heart, Son of a Gun's full of genre excitement and promise for Avery's future…

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By John Bleasdale (289) for CineVue (2,163) on 29 Jan 2015

There are some dumb thrills to be had but there is also the sense here of an ambition not quite realised…

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By Adam Smith (163) for Radio Times (2,421) on 29 Jan 2015

McGregor sails through the movie, obviously having great fun as a recidivist thief who won't let anything get in the way of his plans, and…

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By Geoffrey Macnab (1,253) for Independent (UK) (2,026) on 29 Jan 2015

From here, the film begins its rapid slide into absurdity, invoking every action movie cliché imaginable…

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By Kate Muir (612) for Times (UK) (2,458) on 29 Jan 2015

Son of a Gun is an entertaining heist thriller starring Ewan McGregor that takes the well-trodden territory of the prison break and the criminal…

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By Leslie Felperin (768) for Guardian (4,584) on 29 Jan 2015

McGregor, who is having a bit of comeback moment right now, is kind of great as the ruthless antihero, and the action set pieces have plenty of fizz…

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By Emma Simmonds (380) for Little White Lies (3,136) on 29 Jan 2015

Superficial pleasures aside, this sun-bleached buddy crime flick is too light for the long game…

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By Midlands M (168) on 29 Jan 2015

Strewth mate! Locked up with his long hair shaven off, young Australian J.R…

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By Siobhan Synnot (412) for Scotsman (1,471) on 27 Jan 2015

There are some exciting set pieces and McGregor is unusually but effectively cast as a hardboiled lifer…

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By Kyle Anderson (153) for Nerdist (550) on 27 Jan 2015

While not breaking any new ground narratively, Son of a Gun is a solid prison-heist-escape movie with a truly terrific turn from Ewan McGregor…

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By Nikki Baughan (240) for The List (2,018) on 27 Jan 2015

Both Thwaites and McGregor are fine performers, but JR and Brendan are drawn in such broad, obvious strokes that it's impossible to get under…

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By Kim Newman (791) for Empire (3,446) on 26 Jan 2015

Son Of A Gun has the gritty, rough feel of 1970s heist/hit picture…

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By Trevor Johnston (624) for Time Out (7,510) on 26 Jan 2015

It’s all put together with a crisp confidence that suggests its writer-director will swiftly move on to bigger things…

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By Jamie Graham (285) for Total Film (3,532) on 26 Jan 2015

Never sure if it wants to be a hard-edged character drama or pacy action-thriller, Son Of A Gun has plenty to admire between the tonal wobbles…

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By Rachel M (709) on 24 Jan 2015

I like Australian films, and this one didn't disappoint. Good to see Ewan McGregor play a baddie for a change…

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By Kinoralph (8) on 23 Jan 2015

Ewan Mcgregor deliver a fantastic interpretation of someone who has seen and done a lot in his life and chose the path of brutality and violence…

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By Todd Jorgenson (1,852) for Cinemalogue (704) on 23 Jan 2015

The formulaic tendencies outmuscle the scrappy ambition in this uneven crime thriller…

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