Avis Metacritic

There’s not a whisper of melodrama or sentimentality in the way Moretti tells his tale, guiding us through the stages of grief with calm, devastating lucidity.

Wise and surprisingly witty, the film is a minor masterpiece and could serve as a fitting companion piece to America's "In the Bedroom," another superb film about the torments of bereavement.

This is a superior motion picture -- an example of the pleasant surprise that can result when a skilled director departs from his usual style. By daring to be honest and unsparing, The Son's Room is meaningful.

The Son's Room is the anti-"In the Bedroom." I mean that as a compliment.

Stands apart for its raw, quiet emotion and its shattering sense of truth.

I found this film deeply affecting as well. It has a gravity that's independent of technique, and an engaging spirit that's enhanced by flashes of comedy.

You leave the film like one of Giovanni's patients rising from the couch -- far from healed, but amused and pacified by the sympathy that has washed over you. [4 Feb 2002, p. 82]

A movie more to be prescribed than recommended.

A measured, decorous, at times pat film that manages to be quietly moving because it touches on something real.

Moretti's acting skills aren't up to the demands of the main role, and his portrait of family life is too simplistic to be credible.