Owen, with his hangdog handsomeness, brings a fragile sense of legitimacy to our hope that Walt is a good man. Lieberher is superb as his straight-talking and honest son. The scenes between the two are tender and sometimes funny.
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Roxana Hadadi
RTChesapeake Family MagazineAug 2, 2016
The Confirmation takes a low-key approach to the role of faith in family life, and that attitude pays off.
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Dana Rose Falcone
RTEntertainment WeeklyMar 24, 2016
The Confirmation becomes a string of father-son misadventures that lack memorable characters or engaging dialogue.
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Don Shanahan
RTEvery Movie Has a LessonJul 18, 2025
What was tenuous and uneasy at the beginning blossoms into an honest and genial weekend of bonding.