NP - Boyhood (movie)

[Dave Monroe]

If it weren't for the gimmick of having filmed it in real time, it'd
be a reasonably well-made, generally well-acted, not embarrassingly
written, but not particularly distinguished coming-of-age film.  Which
it is.  A.greed.

On Wed, Feb 4, 2015 at 9:46 PM, David Morris <fqmorris at gmail.com> wrote:
> Third night trying to watch Boyhood. I am not liking it.
>
> Filming a male child's development over large gaps is a documentary film
> tactic.  Using a person's aging/growing as a main feature of a film in this
> instance feels forced. The story, as told,  is banal, so who cares? It
> doesn't get better.  This is a lame, boring drama draped over a long term
> film portrait of a real child.
>
> David Morris
>
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