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Lincoln is the villain; Mendenhall’s performance is good
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- Lincoln is argued to be the villain: he abandoned his family and undermines the grandfather who actually raised and supported the child.
- Jail familiarity, an unanswered drug question, physique, recovery and destructive behavior are interpreted as signs of drug use; these are speculative claims about the character.
- Lincoln is accused of exploiting a dying woman’s illness to regain custody.
- The child actor is defended as highly effective at playing the intended spoiled, hateful boy, including repeated convincing tears.