With no reviews, I could only use the preview to decide if I wanted to rent or buy this. I had a good gut feeling so I bought it. I knew 5 minutes into the film that I made the right choice. First, the acting on ALL characters was top notch. The story felt real and more like actual life situations instead of obvious fiction, where you have an unrealistic story. The vehemently hostile relationship with the mother only made sense from his failures to protect or love her son. The mother's disclosure to her son of his similarly painful childhood helped the son to understand she did the best sh...