Michael Shannon's directorial debut, "Eric LaRue," masterfully unravels how the son's sins impact both father and mother in his adaptation of Brett Neveu's 2002 play of the same name. Judy Greer and Alexander Skarsgård play two parents whose teenage son, invisible until the film's final moments, murdered three classmates in a school shooting. In the aftermath of the violence, the two are forced to rebuild their small community. Greer's Janice aimlessly wonders how much she is to blame for her serial killer son's actions, while her husband finds solace in joining a new church and forming a close friendship with his fellow congregant and human resources executive, played by a completely unhinged Alison Pill. Their entire on-screen suburban community is built on the mundanity of conformity, with Janice's job at a large supermarket chain next to Big Lots and her husband's penchant for drinking beer alone at Sizzlin' Sallies. Director: Michael ...
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