A drug drama about a teenaged boy with a neglectful mother, Firstborn feels as though it is trying too much and too little. The dramatic acting feels dated even for the time period and the escalating tension feels like a slow drip feed to full on outbursts later on. Perhaps I just wasn’t in the mood for the film, I will admit that, but the straightforward relay of visual information was dull rather than intensifying.
A drug drama about a teenaged boy with a neglectful mother, Firstborn feels as though it is trying too much and too little. The dramatic acting feels dated even for the time period and the escalating tension feels like a slow drip feed to full on outbursts later on. Perhaps I just wasn’t in the mood for the film, I will admit that, but the straightforward relay of visual information was dull rather than intensifying.
