The Son of No One (2011)

A young cop is assigned to a precinct in the working class neighborhood where he grew up, and an old secret threatens to destroy his life and his family.

Director:

Dito Montiel

Writer:

Dito Montiel

Stars:

Al Pacino, Channing Tatum, James Ransone

1 nomination.

Cast

Cast overview, first billed only:
Al Pacino	...	Detective Charles Stanford
Channing Tatum	...	Jonathan 'Milk' White
James Ransone	...	Officer Thomas Prudenti
Ray Liotta	...	Captain Marion Mathers
Katie Holmes	...	Kerry White
Ursula Parker	...	Charolette 'Charlie' White
Brian Gilbert	...	Young Vinnie (Carter)
Tracy Morgan	...	Vincent Carter (Adult)
Jake Cherry	...	Jonathan 'Milk' White (Young)
Simone Joy Jones	...	Young Vicky (as Simone Jones)
Juliette Binoche	...	Loren Bridges
Lemon Andersen	...	Geronimo (as Lemon Anderson)
Roger Guenveur Smith	...	Hanky
Michael Rivera	...	Dominican Nada Puerto Rican
Sean Cregan	...	Martinez

Storyline

A rookie cop is assigned to the 118 Precinct in the same district where he grew up. The Precinct Captain starts receiving letters about two unsolved murders that happened many years ago in the housing projects when the rookie cop was just a kid. These letters bring back bad memories and old secrets that begin to threaten his career and break up his family.

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Plot Keywords:

letter | murder | housing project | police station | husband wife relationship | 

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Taglines:

Serve. Protect. Lie.

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Genres:

Crime | Drama | Thriller

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Motion Picture Rating (MPAA)

Rated R for violence, pervasive language and brief disturbing sexual content

Details

Official Sites:

Official site [jp] Official site [ru]

Country:

USA

Language:

English

Release Date:

9 July 2011 (Japan)

Also Known As:

Anti-Heróis

Filming Locations:

Astoria, Queens, New York City, New York, USA

Box Office

Budget:

$15,000,000 (estimated)

Opening Weekend:

$18,015 (USA) (4 November 2011)

Gross:

$28,870 (USA) (11 November 2011)

Company Credits

Production Co:

Millennium Films, Nu Image Films, Hannibal Pictures

Technical Specs

Runtime:

90 min

Sound Mix:

Dolby Digital

Color:

Color

Aspect Ratio:

2.35 : 1

Did You Know?

Trivia

The fact that director Dito Montiel used to play in a NY hardcore band shines through in his choices for several posters: one of '70s London punk band X-Ray Spex in the hallway of the flat young Milk and his friends were living; one of '80s L.A. hardcore punk band Circle Jerks in young Milk's place; and one of '80s Frisco hardcore band M.D.C. at the police station.

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Quotes

Loren Bridges: Tampered evidence is wasted evidence
Officer Thomas Prudenti: Yeah... You realize it's not actually evidence untill someone gives a fuck about this?

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Connections

Referenced in Conan: Alibi for the Murder Andy's Committing Tonight (2011)

User Reviews

Pacino is the best part of this movie. Writing, idea, story and overall movie are very disappointing. I say C-

"You can hate me all you want, but your a free man." When rookie officer Jonathan White (Tatum) is assigned to the precinct where he grew up letters start showing up that mention two unsolved murders. When the letters remind White of his past he is stuck between trying to uncover who is sending them and covering up his involvement. I am a huge Pacino fan and that is the reason I wanted to watch this. The trailer looked OK but anything with him I will watch. He was great in this. That about it. The movie was very slow and had a 5 minute idea that they kept repeating over and over until you either struggle through or end up finishing just to see the ending. I will admit that the last ten minutes makes it worth watching, but getting to that part is a real struggle. Any scene without Pacino or Liotta lacks emotion and you have a hard time caring for White at all. Tracy Morgan is actually not bad in a dramatic performance but overall this is one of the biggest disappointments of the year. I give it a C-.