Review: Hard love and hard lessons in ‘The Inspection’ | app

A disapproving mother’s son heads to boot camp to “make a man” — big quotes around that phrase — in “The Inspection,” a tough drama that’s slow to find its center.

Even though the film spends most of its time dealing with the ins and outs of basic training, its depiction of the relationship between mother and child is what ultimately represents the film’s beating heart.

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