You can catch up here on all of our posts so far on “Beautiful Boy”, a new drama from first time feature director Shawn Ku about a couple coming to terms with their teenage son’s involvement in a deadly campus shooting.
Although much of the content of the new second trailer is repeated from this first trailer, there are some important differences. Firstly, the son remains off screen for the whole trailer and secondly the emphasis is firmly on the ensuing strain on his parents (Michael Sheen and Maria Bello) as they contend with grief, blame, self-recrimination and anger.
In some ways, this is seeming to be marketed as a companion piece to recent offerings like Rabbit Hole and Blue Valentine, though it remains to be seen where this will pitch itself, thematically and tonally.
Certainly Sheen and Bello seem to be on excellent form, Sheen no doubt relishing the chance to showcase another different accent, without having to try to impersonate a historical character. Hopefully this will steer clear of the potentially melodramatic elements and give us something a bit more subtle and considered.
You can catch the trailer here on Apple Movies, or enjoy the embedded version below.
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