An impassioned, funny and monumentally likable myth-making comedy. Tom Huddleston-Time Out
The undercurrent mixture of aggression and delirium is helped by the fact that Terri Hooley's bearded visage at times mixes the psycho side of some of Robert De Niro's characters with comical Robin Williams. Graham Young-Birmingham Mail
It's the background of the Troubles that gives this rousing biopic its edge. Andy Lea-Daily Star
Richard Dormer is immensely likable as Hooley, and Karl Johnson brings a dour conviction to his father, an elderly disillusioned communist who finds spiritual victory in electoral defeat. Philip French-Observer [UK]
Never mind the mouthpieces: this one goes out to all the folks who know the true meaning of 'no surrender'. Go early. Go often. Bring the family. Tara Brady-Irish Times
The story of Belfast's "godfather of punk" is told with plenty of groovy style to match the 1970s setting, mixing the music with colourful locations and lively characters. Rich Cline-Contactmusic.com
The film, studded with archive footage of an awful time, is cheerful and observant even if it goes on a bit too long. Derek Malcolm-This is London
Any film that can bring tears to your eyes by playing a minor hit from 1978 - Teenage Kicks climbed only as far as number 31 in the UK singles chart - is all right with me. Christopher Tookey-Daily Mail [UK]
An engaging bit of myth-making, if a little undisciplined like its protagonist. Henry Fitzherbert-Daily Express
For much of the time, Hooley's tale is, while enjoyably ramshackle, a familiar one of skanky pubs, transit vans, snooty major label executives and poorly attended gigs. Michael Bonner-Uncut Magazine [UK]
Joyous, but with a serious edge. Laurence Boyce-Little White Lies
An engaging portrait of a lovable, shambolic music fan turned reluctant impresario. Nigel Floyd-Film4
Richard Dormer is a hairy tuffet of charisma in the lead role, and Colin Carberry and Glenn Patterson's script gives Hooley some lovely lines to say, while perhaps cutting him a little too much slack. Robbie Collin-Daily Telegraph
An amiable period piece, set in Belfast before Jonathan Powell ended its troubles. Nigel Andrews-Financial Times
This is very much Hooley's mythic version of his own life, seen not so much through a rose-tinted lens as a brown nicotine fug... But Dormer's charm keeps us engaged and whenever there's a lull the music gives the movie a thrilling adrenaline shot. Jason Best-Movie Talk
A rousing tale of rock 'n' roll rebellion that shows how one man's black-vinyl passions ended up socking it to The Man. Damon Wise-Empire Magazine
[The] storytelling is predictable and pedestrian, and the film never gets to grips with Hooley's frequent acts of self-sabotage. Siobhan Synnot-Scotsman
Has a couple of true revelatory moments, but the script could be better so that it didn't constantly have to rely on the music to drive the movie... and ultimately, save it. Edward Douglas-ComingSoon.net
It's inspiring stuff, showing the community-building power of music in an environment of fear and ever-present violence. Paul Gallagher-The List
The characters remain distant and fail to secure any real empathy from the viewer. David McGinty-The Skinny
Movie Title : Pink Ribbons, Inc. Release Date : Jun 1, 2012 Limited Genre Movie :Documentary Mpaa Rating : Unrated Actors : The ubiquitous pink ribbons of breast cancer philanthropy and the hand-in-hand marketing of brands and products associated with it permeates our culture, providing assurance that we are engaged in a successful battle against this insidious disease. But the campaign obscures the reality and facts of breast cancer, more and more women are diagnosed with breast cancer every year, and face the same treatment options they did 40 years ago. Yet women are also the most influential market group, buying 80 percent of consumer products and making most major household purchasing decisions. So then who really benefits from the pink ribbon campaigns - the cause or the company? -- (C) First Run If You Like this movie you can Downloading Pink Ribbons, Inc. movie without Survey from HERE
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In the 98 minutes of "Pink Ribbons, Inc.," a wealth of information and images flit past, many intended to raise eyebrows if not ire. Moira MacDonald-Seattle Times
You have to agree with the advocates who charge that some corporations are milking cancer. Carrie Rickey-Philadelphia Inquirer
"Pink Ribbons, Inc." is a colorful indictment of corporate infestation, but it's missing a prescription. Joe Williams-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
At the very least ... this documentary will make you question the status quo. Janice Page-Boston Globe
The film raises the question of whether branding the disease has taken precedence over preventing it. Asher Klein-Chicago Reader
It's a well-argued polemic that, despite being one-sided, has loads of useful information to share, if only to begin a crucial argument about health care, allocation and coordination of research dollars, consumerism and the privatization of philanthropy. Ann Hornaday-Washington Post
...Ribbons is borderline milquetoast: it doesn't have the courage of its convictions. Adam Ross-The Aristocrat
Pink Ribbons, Inc. amasses a wide array of pink-tinted footage, balanced by the testimony of women with Stage 4 cancer and experts who haven't drunk the Kool-Aid, pink or otherwise Sarah Boslaugh-PopMatters
One of the hallmarks of a great documentary is telling you something you never expected to hear...This Canadian film will, if nothing else, make you think twice every time you see a pink ribbon. Jim Schembri-3AW
Pink Ribbons is an intelligent and moving account of how capitalism has profited off philanthropy, and how it's hurt cancer patients in the process. Inkoo Kang-Boxoffice Magazine
It rakes the muck quite effectively. Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)-St. Paul Pioneer Press
[Lea] Pool examines the industrialization of the cause that made the Komen Foundation a self-fulfilling business and the filmmaker does a fine job in raising my awareness. Robin Clifford-Reeling Reviews
Pink Ribbons, Inc. is a valuable eye-opener about an important movement that has become distressingly commodified. Miles Bowe-Boston Phoenix
did take away a couple of ideas I hadn't really considered before...who knew early detection only works for a minority of those diagnosed with this disease? Laura Clifford-Reeling Reviews
An interesting documentary that rather criminally buries its lede, Lea Pool's film never tames her unwieldy collection of thought-provoking opinions into a cohesive entity grander than the sum of its disparate parts. Brent Simon-Shared Darkness
An illuminating, provocative documentary that will leave you enraged, and rightfully so. Avi Offer-NYC Movie Guru
Delivers the goods on the incestuous relationship between the most powerful breast cancer advocacy group and the corporations that sustain it through the ill-gained profits made from spewing out carcinogens. Louis Proyect-rec.arts.movies.reviews
Timely warning about political messages behind philanthropic-corporate complex that tied fundraising, research, discussion, and perceptions about breast cancer in a pink bow. Nora Lee Mandel-Film-Forward.com
an outrageous film glorifying unreasonable, ill-informed women criticizing huge charitable contributions from corporations because the corporations' alleged motives are not sufficiently pure. Tony Medley-Tolucan Times
Movie Title : Middle of Nowhere Release Date : Oct 12, 2012 Limited Genre Movie :Drama Mpaa Rating : R Actors :Emayatzy E. Corinealdi,David Oyelowo,Omari Hardwick,Lorraine Toussaint,Edwina Findley,Sharon Lawrence,Tracie Thoms,Dondre Whitfield,Maya Gilbert,Dondre T. Whitfield Winner of the Best Director Award at the 2012 Sundance Film Festival, Middle of Nowhere follows Ruby, a bright medical student who sets aside her dreams and suspends her career when her husband is incarcerated. As the committed couple stares into the hollow end of an eight-year prison sentence, Ruby must learn to live another life, one marked by shame and separation. But through a chance encounter and a stunning betrayal that shakes her to her core, this steadfast wife is soon propelled in new and often shocking directions of self-discovery - caught between two worlds and two men in the search for herself. -- (C) Official Site If You Like this movie you can Downloading Middle of Nowhere movie without Survey from HERE
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A film remarkably true to life's haphazard rhythms. Peter Howell-Toronto Star
Made by a black American woman, about a black American woman, it's a study of a culture where the matriarchs are strong by necessity and trapped by circumstance - adrift in the middle of nowhere. Rick Groen-Globe and Mail
[A] hushed, tenderly observant drama about a young woman trying to do right by herself and her marriage while her husband is in prison. Lisa Kennedy-Denver Post
This is a tough-minded story of change that happens in almost imperceptibly tiny increments - as true growth so often does in reality. Lisa Schwarzbaum-Entertainment Weekly
This film is about a particular African-American experience, true, but it's also about the human experience. It will haunt you. It should. Tom Long-Detroit News
A sluggish enterprise, not measured or languorous or full of detail, but plodding, with scenes that run too long and others that are unnecessary. Mick LaSalle-San Francisco Chronicle
Though writer-director Ava DuVernay avoids any and all cliché right up until the closing titles, I have no qualms ending this review with one: I wholeheartedly look forward to her next project. Violet Lucca-Film Comment Magazine
An imperfect film about devotion and crumbling self-respect. Emayatzy Corinealdi is fantastic. Wesley Lovell-Cinema Sight
Poignant drama explores the world of dilemmas of a Los Angeles woman who cares for her imprisoned husband while struggling to keep her true self afloat. Director Ava DuVerney is a fresh female voice, with a sharp point of view. Tomris Laffly-Film Journal International
An intimate, confidently directed and superbly acted humanistic drama utterly at home in the subtle push-and-pull of long-standing family tensions and arguments. Brent Simon-Shockya.com
The title Middle of Nowhere refers to Ruby's state of being as well as the location of the prison where Derek is incarcerated. Sarah Boslaugh-PopMatters
This is a very effective and moving film, which is remarkable given the film's microscopic budget and 20-day shooting schedule. Robert Roten-Laramie Movie Scope
The fine acting between the two leads is filled with determination and passion for their characters. Dennis Schwartz-Ozus' World Movie Reviews
It's so real we can't help but smile. Kelly Vance-East Bay Express
A simple but affecting slice-of-life drama. Mike Scott-Times-Picayune
Its unadorned simplicity belies the exquisite thought, craft, and heart that only could have made such an accomplishment possible. Michael Dequina-TheMovieReport.com
There's also a fine line between meditative and just plain pokey ... It's only the charisma and passion of the film's performers that carries us to the end. Jeff Meyers-Metro Times (Detroit, MI)
Ava DuVernay won a best director's award at Sundance for Middle of Nowhere, a prize that seems fitting for the sort of film that has the kind of gravity and authority that sneaks up on the viewer. Marjorie Baumgarten-Austin Chronicle
A heartbreaking but teachable story about love and the morbid sacrifices we make to find it. Clay Cane-BET.com
Movie Title : Last Ride Release Date : Jun 29, 2012 Limited Genre Movie :Drama Mpaa Rating : PG-13 Actors :Hugo Weaving,Tom Russell,Anita Hegh,John Brumpton,Sonya Suares,Kelton Pell,Mick Coulthard,Rachel Francis,Adam Morgan,Chrissie Page,Levine Ngatokorua In Last Ride, a desperate father takes his ten year old son, Chook, on the run after committing a violent crime. As the two journey into the desert and an unknown future, their troubled relationship and the need to survive sees them battling the elements and each other. Chook eventually takes control and the choice he is forced to make has a devastating effect on both their lives. -- (C) Music Box Films PG-13 If You Like this movie you can Downloading Last Ride movie without Survey from HERE
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The Australian outback, the setting for most of Last Ride, an extraordinary film for which the locale is a quiet, almost secret catalyst. Stanley Kauffmann-The New Republic
The title more or less gives away the film's design, but the predestined journey is taut and tragic nevertheless. Colin Covert-Minneapolis Star Tribune
Both Weaving and the movie itself do manage to show that this violent, hopelessly damaged man yearns to be a father, but will never know how. Farran Smith Nehme-New York Post
Mr. Ivin doesn't have a strong narrative line to play with or become distracted by, but he takes off on some lovely detours, whether he's narrowing in on Chook or going wide to take in the world that waits beyond. Manohla Dargis-New York Times
Weaving, best known for The Matrix and the Lord of the Rings trilogies, brings subtlety and poignance to the hoodlum's mercurial character. Mark Jenkins-NPR
Ivin's film, based on a novel, becomes too melodramatic and bleakly obvious. Weaving, though, as always, is never less than magnetic. Joe Neumaier-New York Daily News
Weaving carries the film in a rare lead role as a father who loves his son but has criminal tendencies that get the best of him. Tom Russell is subtle and effective as the boy who has to grow up fast. Eric Melin-Scene-Stealers.com
There were some clear issues with the story and characters that really needed to be addressed well before the cameras started rolling, but unfortunately director Glendyn Ivin and screenwriter Mac Gudgeon didn't do so. Jeff Beck-Examiner.com
While the basic premise of the film is something of a cliché, the execution is nuanced and the two lead performances are never less than convincing. Jeremy Heilman-MovieMartyr.com
This curiosity about the main character -- and his major crime (which is revealed gradually) -- creates and maintains the lovely, looming suspense of Last Ride. Shannon M. Houston-Paste Magazine
The remarkable landscape of Australia's outback [and] Weaving's paternal to scary on a dime performance makes [it] much more than a depressing story about an abusive father. Nora Lee Mandel-Film-Forward.com
Despite its strong visual sensibility and performances, Glendyn Ivin's film gives into contrivance in its final act. Glenn Heath Jr.-Slant Magazine
The performances are marvelous, expressing an enormous reservoir of suspicion and grief without bleeding into melodrama, preferring to expose naked emotion through looks instead of fidgety gestures. Brian Orndorf-BrianOrndorf.com
A sad, standout showcase for Weaving's talents as a man whose good intentions can't fix the fact that irreparable mistakes have already been made. Alison Willmore-AV Club
Father, son on a road to perdition. Don Groves-sbs.com.au
A beautifully drawn, moody film filled with poetry, as it describes the troubled relationship between a father and son. It is all at once a road movie and a coming of age story in which murder, curiosity and struggling to survive are key. Louise Keller-Urban Cinefile
Glendyn Ivin's natural cinematic flair ensures the smooth transition from text to screen in a story that Mac Gudgeon has scripted with a sparse, raw, slow-burning dynamic. Andrew L. Urban-Urban Cinefile
Movie Title : The Big Picture Release Date : Oct 12, 2012 Limited Genre Movie :Art House & International,Drama Mpaa Rating : PG-13 Actors :Romain Duris,Marina Foïs,Niels Arestrup,Catherine Deneuve,Branka Katic,Eric Ruf,Enzo Caçote,Rachel Berger Paul Exben is a success story -- a great job, a beautiful wife and two wonderful sons. Except that this is not the life he has been dreaming of. A moment of madness is going to change his life, forcing him to assume a new identity that will enable him to live his life fully. PG-13 If You Like this movie you can Downloading The Big Picture movie without Survey from HERE
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"The Big Picture" ends perhaps a bit too ambiguously, but there's something refreshing about its faith in the moviegoer's intelligence. Calvin Wilson-St. Louis Post-Dispatch
Director Eric Lartigau tells the story slowly, less interested in suspense than in character. Moira MacDonald-Seattle Times
Takes familiar material - involving a violent crime and an assumed identity - and nudges it just enough to keep us interested for most of the ride. Walter V. Addiego-San Francisco Chronicle
It moves, with supple muscularity, toward a twisty and satisfying conclusion. Michael O'Sullivan-Washington Post
Duris is excellent, his hair and eyes growing wilder with each step of the journey, and he has solid support ... Ty Burr-Boston Globe
A dark little fable, the story of two separate roads that briefly intersect - and what happens when a man suddenly jumps from one mapped journey to the other. Stephen Whitty-Newark Star-Ledger
A decent-enough treat for fans of this particular Gallic genre. Marc Mohan-Oregonian
...the ambiguity of the French title, L'homme qui voulait vivre sa vie ("The man who wanted to live his life"), is a much better fit for the film that the rather bland English title... Sarah Boslaugh-PopMatters
Makes full use of Duris' essential "lost" whimsicality. Kelly Vance-East Bay Express
Director Eric Lartigau, adapting American author Douglas Kennedy's novel, keeps the tension building as Paul tries to leave behind his past and warily assume another person's life. Sean Means-Salt Lake Tribune
Are you a fan of Patricia Highsmith's Ripley stories? James Verniere-Boston Herald
A word of advice to anyone who kills his wife's lover, fakes his own death, assumes the dead guy's name, and flees to a seaside Balkan town: leave the camera at home. Peter Keough-Boston Phoenix
Great photography and a vibrant performance by Romain Duris barely keep this lead-footed psycho-drama afloat. Ron Wilkinson-Monsters and Critics
Sprawling crime drama about a high-achieving young Parisian lawyer forced to dump a seemingly picture-perfect life and go on the run is a suspenseful journey with emotional detours. Doris Toumarkine-Film Journal International
For most of the way, right up until a hastily contrived and deeply unsatisfying ending, the film perceptively sketches a fractured identity, a man who enters a new life carrying painful remnants of the old. Scott Tobias-AV Club
To call it understated is its own special understatement; this is a film-as-character-study, but one that hovers drone-like over its subject rather than digging in for deep psychological insights. Brent Simon-Shockya.com
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Jeffrey "The Dude" Lebowski is the ultimate LA slacker, until one day his house is broken into and his rug is peed on by two angry gangsters who have mistaken him for Jeffrey Lebowski, the LA millionaire, whose wife owes some bad people some big money. The Dude becomes entangled in the plot when he goes to visit the real Lebowski in order to get some retribution for his soiled rug, and is recruited to be the liason between Lebowski and the captors of his now "kidnapped" wife.
TagLine The Big Picture They figured he was a lazy time wasting slacker. They were right.
Movie Title : Blancanieves Release Date : Mar 29, 2013 Limited Genre Movie :Art House & International,Drama Mpaa Rating : PG-13 Actors :Maribel Verdu,Daniel Giménez Cacho,Ángela Molina,Pere Ponce,Macarena García,Sofia Oria,Josep Maria Pou,Inma Cuesta,Ramón Barea,Emilio Gavira,Sergio Dorado Once upon a time there was a little girl who had never known her mother. She learned the art of her father, a famous bullfighter, but was hated by her evil stepmother. One day she ran away with a troupe of dwarves, and became a legend. Set in southern Spain in 1920s, Blancanieves is a tribute to silent films. (c) Cohen Media Group PG-13 If You Like this movie you can Downloading Blancanieves movie without Survey from HERE
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The Brothers Grimm would have been surprised, possibly amused. Stanley Kauffmann-The New Republic
A sensual and sophisticated retelling of a beloved fairytale re-imagined as a homage to European silent cinema, Spanish writer-director Pablo Berger's black-and-white Blancanieves will leave you transfixed. Linda Barnard-Toronto Star
Most films are experiences to be ignored or at best forgotten. "Blancanieves" is a little classic to be treasured. Colin Covert-Minneapolis Star Tribune
It is a full-bodied silent film of the sort that might have been made by the greatest directors of the 1920s, if such details as the kinky sadomasochism of this film's evil stepmother could have been slipped past the censors. Roger Ebert-Chicago Sun-Times
Blancanieves, which won 10 Goyas (Spain's equivalent of the Oscars) and was a smash hit in its native Spain, has traces of a kinky undertone and an uncommon willingness to embrace the darkness inherent in this fairy tale. Rene Rodriguez-Miami Herald
As if bewitched, the legend of Snow White is transferred to Seville in the early twentieth century and transformed into high melodrama. Anthony Lane-New Yorker
Blancanieves is painstakingly crafted, emotionally gripping at times, and more authentically Grimm than most interpretations, and it puts a slightly unsettling new spin on Prince Charming and the proverbial happily-ever-after ending. Laura Kern-Film Comment Magazine
The film is -- to understate the matter -- overconceptualized. John Beifuss-Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN)
Like The Artist, Blancanieves is delightfully novel, but it also feels trapped by its innovative gimmickry. Radheyan Simonpillai-NOW Toronto
A boldly conceived fairy tale from Spain Robert Denerstein-Movie Habit
Succeeds in all its cinematic experiments Marty Mapes-Movie Habit
The story might be familiar, but Berger's film is so beautifully shot and so wonderfully scored - and so distinctively Spanish - that it stands as its own film. Mike Scott-Times-Picayune
Blancanieves holds to the structure, but not strictures, of the source fairy tale. Kimberley Jones-Austin Chronicle
A new, purely silent movie from Spain that never once speaks and doesn't need to speak. What's more, it seems to get the infinite possibilities of silence, and how much passion can come from it. Jeffrey M. Anderson-Combustible Celluloid
Berger's film doesn't show loyalty to any traditional version of Snow White. Berger's Blancanieves takes a darker approach, which seems appropriate. Nancy Flores-Austin American-Statesman
A completely enchanting fairy tale about the vicissitudes of fate, in live action and glorious black and white. Kelly Vance-East Bay Express
The fun in the Spanish "Blancanieves" is the way it plays with our expectations. Chris Hewitt (St. Paul)-St. Paul Pioneer Press
May not have much depth to its characters or particular surprise, but its lovely depiction of family's ability to harm and mend has the flair of flamenco and the sorrow of opera. Matt Pais-RedEye
No, "Blancanieves" isn't subtle, but it's an unforgettable time at the movies. Rob Thomas-Capital Times (Madison, WI)
Inspired filmmaking steeped in the imagery of silent film history, a dark Iberian strain of Roman Catholicism and the magic of fairy tales. James Verniere-Boston Herald
... lusty and heartfelt, fiery flamenco and spirited country jig. Don't go expecting a Disney-fied fable. Berger seasons with S&M and the kind of macabre touches you'd expect in vintage Browning or Bunuel. Glenn Lovell-CinemaDope
If not for some faintly disturbing imagery and a pleasingly feminist heroine, you could mistake this for a movie actually made in the 1920s (and even those two factors weren't utterly unknown then). Marc Mohan-Oregonian
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A twist on the Snow White fairy tale that is set in 1920s Seville and centered on a female bullfighter.
Movie Title : Boy Release Date : Mar 2, 2012 Limited Genre Movie :Drama,Comedy Mpaa Rating : Unrated Actors :Taika Waititi,James Rolleston,Te Aho Eketone-Whitu,Moerangi Tihore,Cherilee Martin,RickyLee Waipuka-Russell,Rajvinder Eria The year is 1984, and on the rural East Coast of New Zealand "Thriller" is changing kids' lives. Inspired by the Oscar nominated Two Cars, One Night, Boy is the hilarious and heartfelt coming-of-age tale about heroes, magic and Michael Jackson. Boy is a dreamer who loves Michael Jackson. He lives with his brother Rocky, a tribe of deserted cousins and his Nan. Boy's other hero, his father, Alamein, is the subject of Boy's fantasies, and he imagines him as a deep sea diver, war hero and a close relation of Michael Jackson (he can even dance like him). In reality he's "in the can for robbery". When Alamein returns home after 7 years away, Boy is forced to confront the man he thought he remembered, find his own potential and learn to get along without the hero he had been hoping for. -- (C) Official Site If You Like this movie you can Downloading Boy movie without Survey from HERE
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Even the inevitable flaws of the low-budget production are winning, showcasing as they do the narrative artistry that makes Boy so distinctive amid current factory-written studio productions. John Barber-Globe and Mail
A simple story of coming of age and the bitter failings of hero worship that succeeds thanks to the impressive skills of its young star. Linda Barnard-Toronto Star
"Boy" finds hope, and love, in the oddest corners. Tom Long-Detroit News
Waititi has reached into his past for a story that belongs to him alone. J. R. Jones-Chicago Reader
A film like this would have little chance without the right casting, and James Rolleston is so right as Boy, it's difficult to imagine anyone else. Roger Ebert-Chicago Sun-Times
Boy is a charmer, a funny and affecting coming-of-age story rendered with heart, and with nuttiness. Steven Rea-Philadelphia Inquirer
This is an upbeat, often hilarious, but never mawkish, celebration of love. Amber Wilkinson-Eye for Film
It's one of those flicks that has more resonance than you may at first realize and a level of charm that few films contain. Erick Weber-NECN
A performer and comedian before becoming a filmmaker, Waititi uses his comic sensibilities to keep Boy from becoming mawkish or clichéd. He has created a coming-of-age tale that is truly original. Marjorie Baumgarten-Austin Chronicle
Waititi does a nice tonal juggling act, balancing eccentric characters, a 1980s setting, child-drawn animation and Maori-inflected restagings of Michael Jackson videos with the painful consequences of parental neglect. Mike Russell-Oregonian
This is a good-natured, goofy and often charming little coming-of-age comedy that is bright, light and fun. Robin Clifford-Reeling Reviews
Homegrown though it often feels, the film is hurt by a distinct lack of budget; how else to explain why "Thriller," or any song at all by Michael Jackson, never appears? Dustin Putman-DustinPutman.com
Funny and touching at times, but a little bit of Dad goes a long way. Peter Keough-Boston Phoenix
The storytelling is far from standard, from the endearingly eccentric characterizations and performances to match to the whimsical, sometimes surreal tone. Michael Dequina-TheMovieReport.com
From its pop culture addicted populace...to the exploits Boy imagines for his dad (deep sea diver, war hero, friend of Jackson) depicted by animations of Rocky's crayon drawings, "Boy" charms. Laura Clifford-Reeling Reviews
Taika Waititi's journey into the heart and soul of an 11-year-old boy in New Zealand will take you back, regardless of your country. Ron Wilkinson-Monsters and Critics
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It's 1984, and Michael Jackson is king - even in Waihau Bay, New Zealand. Here we meet Boy, an 11-year-old who lives on a farm with his gran, a goat, and his younger brother, Rocky (who thinks he has magic powers). Shortly after Gran leaves for a week, Boy's father, Alamein, appears out of the blue. Having imagined a heroic version of his father during his absence, Boy comes face to face with the real version-an incompetent hoodlum who has returned to find a bag of money he buried years before. This is where the goat enters.