Reviewers have been mixed on this one, and I also have mixed feelings.
Grandma and Grandpa search for their missing Grandson, suspecting he is being abused by his father. That setup propels the story forward nicely, but where it ends up, and where it ends is a bit problematic. Is "Let Him Go" a Thriller? A Drama? A Septuagenarian re-kindled romance? It doesn't seem sure, but it sure ends with a bang. Literally.
Casting Kevin Costner and Diane Lane seems like a good idea, and these two professionals are fine in the scenes they share - primarily just the two of them. The third reel features a sort of Deliverance-style rural horror show where British Actress Lesley Manville nearly steals the show as the "Ma Barker" style Matriarch.
You want the Gramps's to escape with the kid. Spoiler Alert: they might, and they might not. Again, how things evolve from relatively slow burn menace to something out of "The Untouchables" (DePalma's film, not the milquetoast remake of the French soaper).
If you love, or even like either Costner, or Lane, or both this is a good bet. If you like Lesley Manville you kind of have to see it. Otherwise, you might must pass.
