Michael Ledo JR (Brenton Thwaites) meets crime boss Brendan (Ewan McGregor) while in prison. Brendan covers JR's behind, who now owes Brendan. When JR gets out of prison, his first order to aid and abet in a prison break. Once out our twosome embark on a gold heist...with a girl (Alicia Vikander) in the plot to supply some conflict.This was a fairly decent gangster film. It is one worth viewing, but not one I would view a second time. The actors were not overly conniving.Guide: F-bomb. Brief sex and nudity

lavatch In this extremely watchable film, Ewan McGregor stars as a sly convict who plots a daring escape from prison, then masterminds a heist of a gold production factory! If this plot summary seems far-fetched, it may actually be an understatement of the extraordinary situations and relationships depicted in this potboiler.The strength of the film is McGregor's performance of the charming hardened criminal. In prison, his character Brendon takes under his wing, a young convict named Jesse (Brenton Thwaites). After Jesse helps Brendon to make his prison break, he then becomes enmeshed in the complex criminal world of Brendon, leading him to fall in love with a young woman named Tasha (Alicia Vikander), who is the mistress of the gangster named Sam.Just as she has in slew of other films, Vikander steals this one right out from under the good efforts of McGregor and Thwaites. There is a luminous presence to Tasha and a melancholy that makes her character unique among a group of thugs.In the final analysis, there is nothing deep or profound about this film. But "Son of a Gun" cooks up an interesting variation on a standard crime film with the unforgettable performance of Vikander.

Tony Heck "Never trust a criminal, check mate." JR (Thwaites) is in jail for a minor offense and quickly learns the harshness of his new home. After befriending notorious criminal Brendan (McGregor) he realizes he's in too deep. After he is released he helps Brendan break out of prison and takes part in a gold heist. Then things begin to get messy. First of all this isn't a bad movie, its just not all that original. The movie did have some really tense and exciting aspects to it but it seemed dull and uninspired at times. I was not expecting something amazing from this but I really started to lose interest a few times and by the end I was just glad it was finally over. There were enough twists to make me keep watching but they were pretty predictable. Overall, nothing all that original or exciting but seeing Ewan McGregor in a role like this is the reason to give it a shot. I give it a C.

markobrien-256-306977 I watched just because of Ewan McGregor. And it was well worth the 1:49 minutes of my time. If you want to you can probably work out what is going to happen next throughout the whole movie. But, the performances are good and the story is interesting and I just sat back and watched for the sheer movie satisfaction. And, on that score, this movie does not disappoint. The violence is in keeping with the roles portrayed and, dammit, I just loved the way it ended. I will definitely recommend this movie to my wife as there is more than enough to keep her watching - besides the aforementioned McGregor. In this cynical world, it's nice, once in a while, to have trust vindicated.