I take it by the "My son is very loyal." comment her husband made that he did tell his father where they were. Then he lied to his mother about it, saying "Why would I do that?"
When hubby showed up, she should have just said, "YOU CAN HAVE HIM!"
It would take me a long long tiome to forgive my own f&b for knowingly putting my life in danger (no matter how his father tried to manipulate him over the phone).
"Well, for once the rich white man is in control!" C. M. Burns
I agree with you 100% C-O.
Even after she explained that "Daddy hit me...more than once" and "He can't control it", Robert's response still amounted to "suck it up and act happy about it so I can go back to MY happy life". What a complete BRAT!!!
She should have left the boy at home, if he was going to be mad at her regardless. Talk about sleeping with the enemy!
EdH
Did you guys watch the movie? Robert didn't tell his father anything. Bobby found out where Franny and Robert were by tapping into Franny's sister line and by the cell phone that was stolen in her purse by the guy Bobby sent to scare Franny's sister.
Robert knew what his father would do to his mother. I don't think any child would want to carry the emotional responsibity of knowing that their actions would result in the possible death of a parent.
I think your missing the point of the film and how it shows the effects of domestic abuse in relation to the child. Aside from the fact that Bobby was a bad husband who beat his wife, he loved his son. This is a fact that Franny openly amitted herself.
Even though, Robert knows that his father beats his mom,like any child he wants his parents to be together and happy. I just don't think he understands that his parents can't be together because his father is a violent man who can't control his temper.
The boy was quite an idiot. It took him about five years to realise what a piece of scum his father was and return to his mother, who would have died for him. He was old enough to know that his loyalty should be first with his mother, no matter how much he loved his father.
"I always pretend to root for Gryffindors but, secretly, I love my Slytherin boys."~ Karen, W&G
I agree with you 100%. As soon as the father said "My son is loyal to me", (and if I thought that my son called his father,well, I would have felt so betrayed).
And how come they wrapped the whole picture up in the last two minutes. I felt cheated out of what could have been a great ending. They should have devoted the last 15 minutes of the film to Robert searching for his mother, etc. I liked the film, but hated the way they made it end.
Oh, and this is no reflection on Mr. Lapaglia, but I wanted to kick him in his you know what. I guess this is a testament to his acting ability. lol
I didn't see the movie, but in the book they made it pretty clear that he found her when his son called him. Bobby had a phone number recorder that picked up phone numbers. Even though the phone number was scrambled, his friends at the police station could unscramble them. THAT was how he found her. Robert didn't do it intentionally. In the book he did miss his dad but he also understood what would happen if he gave away the info, including ruining his life again, all his new friends and life would be gone again. Even though he understood what his father did to his mother, you can understand how he would miss the connection with his dad, a boy that age. A boy any age. Bobby was never REALLY mean to his son and his son worshipped the thought of his dad the cop. In the book the phone call was also prompted by an event that happened to Robert after school that kind of left him with questions for his dad. Had he known what would be the result, I have to believe that the boy would never have made the call.