This movie was so great the second it ended it was instantly my favorite movie. I probably enjoyed this movie so much because i come from a catholic school myself. The school that i went to is exactly the way this school is and i can really relate to what the kids are going through in this film. all of the friends that i have showed this movie to loved it also. this is such a great film and sadly it is overlooked but i am glad that i found it.… Expand

Hi!.. I´m from Argentina, and i ve to say that i love this movie... It s a great film to make us see differentt situations or emotions where the love or the friendship are the most umbreakebles things... I really laugh, cry and stay very quite to cacht any scene... I believe this´s a great movie not just for the great script or the ambientation; the people who made that possible really did a good job... Emile Hirsch is one of the most realist actors that i ve seen...he is just great!!! … Expand

It's not uninteresting, but not very good either. When an ending is this predictable, it fails to deliver it's emotional payload. However I will give the ending credit for not following typical Hollywood patterns.

The movie was really great. i'm going to buy it now.

It's not a BAD film and nor is it a great one. Jodie was good as usual, but didn't have enough scenes. D'Onfrio had basically a nothing role, which could've been a funny and larger role. Culkin just got me angry, he just over did the role a bit. Hirsch was great. Malone was great, as usual. The movie kept on adding on these new plot points which they introduce and then never finish and totally forget about. It seemed like this script needed to have a couple of more drafts. The animated sequences were cool. It was funny, just not funny enough. It's no LIE nor is it a STAND BY ME. I REALLY liked some parts, the sensuality was very very.... sensual and nicely done. So much of the stuff that they had in the movie was just not important and just wasted time. The comic was rarely discussed. And, of course, like in EVERY coming of age film, the kids smoked and drank. In STAND BY ME the smoking and drinking was realistically used because these kids had problems and LIE it was definatley appropriate. These were kids who had SOME trouble but not that much. And if the movie wants us to root against Jodie then you have to make her do unreasonable things, she was TOTALLY reasonable and these kids were little bastards. GREAT SOUNDTRACK! If this movie were around 30mins longer then it might've been better, and if they cut out some totally misplaced scenes then it would come together. … Expand

The idea of getting inside the mind of an adolescent boy by showing his comic book fantasies come to life as an escape from church dogma and small-town ennui looks good on paper, but it doesn't quite come together on the screen. Just when the Todd McFarlane sequences get the audience's adrenaline pumping, the languor of the storytelling and methodical pacing might jar and possibly, polarize the audience. The animation, or the live actors, might be perceived as a disruption, depending on who you are. But this movie is well-worth seeing. You have to admire and respect a filmmaker who tried this hard. A lot of work went into this enterprise. … Expand

Oh, it really was wonderful. Emile Hirsch was splendid and Kieran Culkin as well. I was completely happy with this movie. Film doesn't get any better than this.

This was such a great movie. Kieran Culkin is so good and he had such a hard character to play. (I'm a huge fan) Emile Hirsch was great as well, but I think had a less challenging role. Jena Malone was good, but it just seems to me that she plays the same character in every movie. Jodie Foster was fantastic as always. I also really liked Jake Richardson and Tyler Long. This movie was so deep and it really showed it from a great point of view. Definitely a must see if you enjoy movies that actually have meaning...… Expand

I love this movie to death. I recommend it to anyone anywhere. The book rocks harder than the movie so you may want to check it out, too. It's a shame that Chris Fuhrman died of cancer in 1991, only completing The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys, but that just makes it even more precious.

This movie was awesome hirsch and culkin are reallllyyyyy hott!!!!

This movie was really amazing to watch, it makes me think of real life situations, and how it really is like growing up. With tragedy and some predictable, yet unexpected twists.. I loved it! The acting was just great from young people.. I really recommend watching this movie. It touched me, and I loved watching it. It's like me & my friends!

I read the book before i saw the movie so i had an idea of what it'd be like. I thought the movie was beautifully executed. The innovative animation cuts in between live action was great, unique. I've loved the honesty of this story since reading Chris Furhman's novel; Care did a great job of making the story into something so visually interesting. I'm a big Jena Malone fan- she did great as always. Emile embodied Francis perfectly and did a great job with the dramatic scenes. The music for the film was also very good...i believe Joshua Homme did most of it. Everyone needs to go buy this film!… Expand

I loved this movie, i thought it was great. i would've given it a 10 but it was a bit of a shocker when ...(spoilers omitted)... i guess having a dramatic turn is good in a movie but it did get a bit boring and somewhat lost my attention, maybe i just have a short attention span, oh well. i really liked it because emilie hirsch and kieran culkin are very hott and good actors. that9;s my review on the movie, it's not very specific, but whatever. oh yeah, it would've been a lot better if joey wasn't in the movie, he was kind of wierd.. no offense to you joey lovers out there.. since i know he has so many.… Expand