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  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Phase 4 Films
  • 1 h 49 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Phase 4 Films
  • 1 h 49 m

Summary Teenager James Burns (Spencer Lofranco) goes from a suburban street gang to a maximum-security prison cell surrounded by hardened criminals. In prison, he forms a friendship with a convicted murderer (Ving Rhames) who becomes his mentor and helps him turn his life around. In this unlikely setting, James ultimately emerges with hope and a...

Directed By: Trevor White

Written By: Lane Shadgett, Trevor White

  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Phase 4 Films
  • 1 h 49 m
  • 2014
  • Not Rated
  • Phase 4 Films
  • 1 h 49 m

Jamesy Boy

Metascore Generally Unfavorable Based on 6 Critic Reviews
29
User Score Generally Favorable Based on 15 User Ratings
6.1
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Summary Teenager James Burns (Spencer Lofranco) goes from a suburban street gang to a maximum-security prison cell surrounded by hardened criminals. In prison, he forms a friendship with a convicted murderer (Ving Rhames) who becomes his mentor and helps him turn his life around. In this unlikely setting, James ultimately emerges with hope and a...

Directed By: Trevor White

Written By: Lane Shadgett, Trevor White

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50
Jan 16, 2014
The screenplay by Lane Shadgett and director Trevor White relies far too much on telling rather than showing.
By Martin Tsai FULL REVIEW
50
Jan 14, 2014
Jamesy Boy has its heart in the right place, and first-time director Trevor White shows some skill with actors, but the film lacks a compelling reason to exist, except perhaps as a public-service announcement.
By Mike D'Angelo FULL REVIEW

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Generally Favorable Based on 15 User Ratings
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Generally Favorable Based on 15 User Ratings
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33% Positive
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53% Mixed
8 Ratings
13% Negative
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38
Jan 17, 2014
The poems — and the film as a whole — fail to flesh James out as a whole and complicated human being worth rooting for.
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30
Jan 16, 2014
Every word of the story may be true, and if it happened to someone you knew, you'd be captivated. In Jamesy Boy, though, it's hard to see why we should care.
By John DeFore FULL REVIEW
30
Jan 14, 2014
Director Trevor White frames the former teen gang member's life as an uplifting coming-of-age prison drama that feels entirely disconnected from the realities of incarceration.
By Inkoo Kang FULL REVIEW
12
Jan 13, 2014
The movie adds up to little more than an interminable bildungsroman, sunk early and often by the desperately miscast Spencer Lofranco.
By Steve Macfarlane FULL REVIEW
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Production Company Star Thrower Entertainment, Synergics Films, Filmsters, Gama Entertainment Partners
Release Date Jan 17, 2014
Duration 1 h 49 m
Rating Not Rated
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Tagline Stay up. Never down.
Website https://www.facebook.com/jamesyboyfilm
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