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Netflix viewers have praised a completely unscripted James McAvoy thriller that has recently landed on the streaming platform.
The flick sees McAvoy playing Edmund Murray - a covert operative - who is searching for his seven-year-old son after he goes missing.
The movie, which was released in 2021, is based upon a French film and also stars Claire Foy.
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For McAvoy, the role was unscripted, with the actor revealing he wasn’t given script or dialogue - instead he was given a back story about his character and improvised the whole role.
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During an appearance on The Graham Norton Show, McAvoy said: "The entire film for me was improvised – the rest of the cast and crew had a script and had all been rehearsing with each other and another actor playing me for weeks. I had to learn what was happening next as I went along – it was crazy.
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"The French director designed the whole thing to preserve the first take so whatever I did was as real, natural and truthful as possible. Usually, we captured the first thing I did and moved on, but this one time a car came out of nowhere and I was scared so I decided I should hide.
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"I climbed up a tree – and I went high. I felt really proud of myself, but when I got down the director said, ‘I need you to do it a different way, because how do you say in English? It is just a bit f**king stupid!"
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The movie landed on Netflix this month and has quickly worked its way into the most watched list.
Viewers have been left blown away by the flick and took to X to pile on the praise.
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One person said: “Anyone looking for something to watch I saw My Son, with James McAvoy last night. It was brilliant.”
Someone else said: “I put on something that was Netflix just as a whim bc it was the first thing that popped up and omfg it’s so f**king intense what the actual f**k. It’s called My Son and it has James McAvoy in.”
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A third wrote: “Anyone looking for something to watch I saw My Son, with James McAvoy last night. It was brilliant. Watching him in Filth tonight. Such a great actor.”
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While another added: “I’ve seen it a long time ago but My Son with James McAvoy is definitely worth a watch. Good talent when you are acting without a script. It’s on Netflix now.”
Topics: Netflix, TV and Film