Clevercell Very disappointing...

Dynamixor The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

Sameer Callahan It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

davidm923 Quite a disappointment. I was primed for the film, but, oh well. What lovely reviews from most fellow IMDBers. But to me, people who watched this movie are reading more into the film that it merits.Sad to say this middle aged partnered gay man found it tiresome and not very interesting. There is scant character development, and very underwritten parts. The potential for some interaction between two of the men (anything, like sharing ideas, thoughts) fails to develop.The performances were natural enough. My boyfriend is European and has rescued me from the frequent indulgences of my beloved American cinema. The 80 minutes went by slowly. Alas.

Jay Harris This is writer/director Elan Duran Cohen's second feature,His first since 'Confusion of Genders'in 2001. I am not sure if I saw it but it sounds better than this one.Les Petit Fils (The Grand Sons) is not as enjoyable as I was led to believe. ONE major reason for this was the sub-tiles, the font was very small & hard to read,I had trouble understanding what was happening.The two lead characters a Grandmother and her grown grandson were not interesting for me to really care for either one. Reine Ferrato in her first role tries to give a good performance.The script has her constantly talk, to me that is a characteristic I want to avoid. It made her very annoying & somewhat unlikeable.Guillauame Quatravaux is the grandson & this too is his first role, He also tries hard,I felt his crying scene at the end was out of place. I did not see the need.The rest of cast is good, the production is adequate..The best thing about the film was its length 81 minutes long.I also felt in was claustrophobic, In nearly every scene all the characters seemed to be almost on top of each other.Maybe If I was able to read the subtitles clearer, I may have liked the movie better.Ratings: ** (out of 4) 57 points (out of 100) IMDb 5 (out of 10)

Franco-LA This movie is about a woman who had to raise the son of her own son and his wife, who ran away and left father and son to fend for themselves. The implication is made, but never cleared up, that she was not French. The film is shot on video and often has a the look and feel of a documentary, which hurts it with its story line and continuity. It often introduces topics early in the film only to bring the pay off far later on in the film. Rather than doing this intuitively and intelligently, in a manner that would bring the later moment into a realization that advances the essentially plot points, these payoffs simply appear as either distractions or attempts to wrap up lose threads before the filmmaker ran out of money (since he obviously couldn't run out of film). The film is not without some elements to recommend it but overall, it is not sufficiently cohesive as a narrative nor original and charming as a story to recommend it, when there are so many more interesting and worthwhile films in the IMDb database, both about the nature of loss and mourning, the rediscovery of close, familial ties, whether natural or created by individuals amongst themselves, or about how gays feel the need to create their own family bonds in place of the natural family which is denied them, for whatever reason.

gladouna this is a wonderful feature, so sensitive, intelligent and funny at the same time. The story of this relationship between a grandmother and her grand son who refuses to mourn his mother, is deeply touching while never sentimental, which makes it a very modern and original film. Ferrato and Quatravaux, as well as the entire cast, are wonderful and so natural. The way Duran Cohen play with the audience with this mix reality and fiction is troubling but reminds me of the world we live in, a world where you never know what's true or not. May be that's what makes this film so modern and grabbing. Grandsons won a first prize at horizon section of the Venise Film Festival and it deserves it. See it where you can.