Film REVIEW: All My Sons (2026) - ★★★★★

Mix Up Theatre (Stewart)
May 12
2 min read

Updated: May 30

Director: Ivo van Hove

Starring: Bryan Cranston, Marianne Jean-Baptiste, Paapa Essiedu, Hayley Squires, Tom Glynn-Carney.

Genre: Drama

Themes: American Dream

A manufacturer thrives financially during the war, but his success comes at a cost when his business associate takes the fall for wrongdoing and his boy disappears. With the war's end, he confronts the fallout from his decisions.

Archie (Age 13) - ★★★★★

"All my sons is a play by Arthur Miller and it is amazing. The story is about a man called Joe Keller, who has a wife and two sons, one of which died in World War II. The play itself is confined to a small cast of characters and mainly focuses around Joe Keller and his feeling some kind of guilt over selling weapons in the war. This drama was fantastic. It had great performances and a compelling story. The mood was changed by different lighting, and the entire set piece was a tree that was struck down. This helped make it feel more like a house back garden where it’s meant to be set rather than the actual house, and showed Joe Kelly’s sentimental attachment to the tree.

Overall, it was a brilliant play I would strongly recommend."

Max (Age 14) - ★★★★

"The topics that were addressed in the play were refreshingly serious and honest, as most movies and plays tend to sugarcoat such things. The real life events were dealt with in a very thought provoking way which gave the play depth. The only improvement I can think of is that the dialogue could have been cut a little shorter."

Stewart - ★★★★★

"A stunning production of the classic Arthur Miller play with outstanding performances from the entire cast. It's depiction of the American dream remains as relevant today as the current war heavily casts its shadow on modern day life.

The staging is well done and stylised which allows the focus to be on the relationships between the characters. Outstanding piece if a tough watch towards the end as it all comes tumbling down."