Boy A

Name: Boy A
Genre: Drama, Romance, Crime
Released: July 23, 2008
Duration: 106 min
Rating: 75
Cast: Andrew Garfield, Peter Mullan, Shaun Evans

2008

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BOY A

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Weinstein Company, The | Release Date: July 23, 2008

Starring: Andrew Garfield, Peter Mullan, Shaun Evans

Summary: BOY A is a fictional story about Jack. His involvement in the murder of another child means Jack, at 24, has spent most of his young life in juvenile prisons. Released from prison into an unrecognizable adult world, Jack is given a new name, new job, new home; a new life. But anonymity is both a blessing and a curse as Jack has to contendBOY A is a fictional story about Jack. His involvement in the murder of another child means Jack, at 24, has spent most of his young life in juvenile prisons. Released from prison into an unrecognizable adult world, Jack is given a new name, new job, new home; a new life. But anonymity is both a blessing and a curse as Jack has to contend with not being able to tell the people he gets to know, and love, of his true past and the monstrous secret he must keep hidden. (The Weinstein Company)… Expand

Director: John Crowley

Genre(s): Drama, Romance, Crime

Rating: R

Runtime: 106 min

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Film Threat - KJ Doughton

One of the most gripping, thought provoking dramas ever to ponder crime and punishment. Read full review

Los Angeles Times - Gary Goldstein

While the cast is uniformly superb, Garfield ("Lions for Lambs") deserves special mention for his deep, extraordinarily expressive performance. Read full review

Chicago Sun-Times - Roger Ebert

Mullen and Garfield anchor the film. Mullen, that splendid Scottish actor ("My Name Is Joe") and Garfield, 24, with his boyish face and friendly grin. Read full review

The Globe and Mail (Toronto) - Kamal AL-Solaylee

Even its structurally weaker moments give Garfield an opportunity to expand on Jack's physical and mental dislocation. Given Boy A's final floating reel, it's an anchoring performance in every sense of the word. Read full review

TV Guide Magazine - Ken Fox

Director John Crowley and screenwriter Mark O'Rowe's follow-up to their feature film debut "Intermission" may follow an all-too schematic flashback structure, but the film is too brilliantly acted for that to really matter much. Read full review

Chicago Tribune - Michael Phillips

Like "Control," the recent Anton Corbijn treatment of rock star Ian Curtis' short life, the powerful British drama Boy A announces its gravitas with a look--organically achieved, with cinematography, production design and direction working together--you are meant to notice. Read full review

New York Post - Lou Lumenick

Moves in a predictable path that includes some remarkable coincidences. Read full review

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IAmPhongNguyen

Oct 16, 2011

Boy A is a saddening and gripping drama film with powerful-acted cast. To be honest, this film kept me thinking this was an actual story that happened. At the end, it somewhat made yourself think life was so beautiful.

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Apr 12, 2012

Boy A peut Ãªtre vu comme un Christopher Nolan indÃ©pendant. A savoir, le film nous met aussitÃ´t dans le bain de son rÃ©cit, sans aucune explication (qui sont les personnages exactement, leur passÃ© respectif...) etBoy A peut Ãªtre vu comme un Christopher Nolan indÃ©pendant. A savoir, le film nous met aussitÃ´t dans le bain de son rÃ©cit, sans aucune explication (qui sont les personnages exactement, leur passÃ© respectif...) et complÃ©tÃ© par des flashes-back, Ã premiÃ¨re vue inutils et qui peuvent plomber le tout (pour ceux qui ne sont pas habituÃ©s). Mais justement, comme un Nolan, il faut suivre le tout pour dÃ©couvrir le film Ã se juste valeur : un vÃ©ritable chef-d'oeuvre! Un scÃ©nario d'une puissance phÃ©nomÃ©nale, un casting de premier ordre, une mise en scÃ¨ne de qualitÃ©... Bref, on se laisse bercer par le rÃ©cit qui se prÃ©cise petit Ã petit et dont les flashes-back montrent leur importance Ã ce dernier. Boy A, un film Ã voir!… Expand

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