Boy A
October. 28,2007 RFreed after a lengthy term in a juvenile detention center, convicted child killer Jack Burridge finds work as a deliveryman and begins dating co-worker Michelle. While out on the road one day, Jack notices a distressed child, and, after reuniting the girl with her family, becomes a local celebrity. But when a local newspaper unearths his past, Jack must cope with the anger of citizens who fear for the safety of their children.
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best movie i've ever seen.
Absolutely the worst movie.
It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.
The film may be flawed, but its message is not.
.......................................................from Pasto,Colombia...Via: L.A. CA., CALI, COLOMBIA and ORLANDO, FL BOY A also gets RIGHT up in your face literally. This engrossing film treats you to a wide array of emotions and forces you come to grips with some very serious and highly complex issues . How should society handle a murder when its perpetrators are only 11 or 12 years old? One of my most cherished and appreciated qualities in any film is just how intensely issues and images from the film continue to ricochet around in your brain and how prolonged that process ends up being! Primarily based on this key factor, BOY A gets a resounding 10 Stars! What is hardest for me to comprehend, in relation to this film is, that despite having dominated the BAFTA awards not all that many years back and showing an impressive 7.7 IMDb rating, it seems a sure bet that it has found a relatively limited U.S. audience! Soembody explain that to me "like I were a six-year-old!" This is hard to watch without tearing up at some moments. Yet, I am convinced that Director John Crowley never strived to that end, it is just that the subject matter is such that it provides quite a number of emotional gut punches! Owing to Andrew Garfield's recent turn as SPIDERMAN, hearing his name probably would not illicit a knee-jerk, "Wow! What a great dramatic actor!" But here, in a role relatively near the beginning of his On screen career, his portrayal of a 24 year old who is re-released into society after being institutionalized For half of his life is deliciously nuanced and astoundingly impacting! It's really hard to find anything NOT to like with this British masterpiece! 10*....ENJOY!/DISFRUTELA! Any comments, questions or observations, in English o en Español, are most [email protected]
Andrew Garfield. WOW. Before the film I had only seen him in Spider-man so seeing him in a truly dramatic role was eye-opening. I'm really excited to see what he does with Scorsese in Silence. Make no mistake Garfield is one of the best young actors working today. This is a really dark film with some really dark themes. It is terrifically written and directed.The Mullan and Garfield dynamic really brings the film the lighter side it needs. There are so many dark scenes and ideas that seeing those two have their pleasant conversations give us a break from all the emotional material. When the synopsis reads: A boy who has a tragic past is released from jail only to find it very difficult to adjust to modern society. You know your getting a dark story, but it's even more depressing. The movie shouts remorse and forgiveness but even in the end there isn't much of it. It's heartbreaking seeing Garfield hang on to the edge of the bridge at the end of the movie, not knowing whether he will go through with committing suicide or not. I mean this whole movie is about a boy who had a rough childhood and more or less got caught hanging with the wrong boy and ended up committing murder, and then being released back into the real world with a new name and life, only to fall victim to being caught with lies. It was bound to happen, but knowing its coming didn't make it any less devastating.Garfield has a serious place among the best in the near future in Hollywood, and this is just one great example of the presence he has on screen. It is one great thrill ride that does leave you thinking for quite a while after, especially with the few unanswered questions.8.5/10
The endless circle of violence. Those of us who are hurt, feel the unstoppable need to hurt the others. Perhaps to assuage the pain, or to distract themselves from the turmoil they feel inside... Who really knows. But, it repeats itself all over the world. Another lesson never learned, another bang head wise into the brick wall. This gut wrenching movie has just the right amount of sentiment not to slip into the quagmire of schmaltz. It makes you ache for the protagonists, without the need to repeatedly bludgeon you with its strong, powerful message.Its beauty is in its simplicity and clarity of ideas. And in its in trust in the intelligence of the viewers. Great movie.
"Boy A" is a very difficult movie. It's also a very good movie—which makes it even more difficult. The story it tells, of Jack Burridge (a reformed convict who re-enters society after having served time in prison for a heinous crime he committed as a child), straddles the line between righteousness and sympathy. The film's narrative is structured perfectly— the story of the present-day Jack is intercut with flashbacks to his previous life as Eric, and just as our sympathy for Jack has reached its height, we are confronted with the grim reality of his past crime. Moral complications abound—just as Jack seems to have attained some stability in his new life, an act of selfless heroism thrusts him into the media spotlight, creating tragic implications. Andrew Garfield is masterful as Jack, and the largely unknown supporting cast is solid. Not a movie for those who like their films unambiguous, but if you've ever wondered what life might be like when your deepest, darkest secret is exposed, you will not be able to tear your eyes away from this one.