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Lisa Schwarzbaum, Entertainment Weekly: EXCELLENT (cg) "...could have been a twee mush of cuteness and bathos but it's not, in large part because of the outstanding cast of unself-conscious Maori kids." (Read the full review...) 90 words, 03/09/12 Roger Ebert, RogerEbert.com: OUTSTANDING (cg) "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." (Read the full review...) 799 words, 04/27/12
David DeWitt, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...comic tale of a youngster's growing relationship with a long-absent father has a surprising rhythmic genius: joy juxtaposed with humiliation, silliness with sadness, fantasy with reality, and none of it formulaic." (Read the full review...) 500 words, 03/02/12 Elizabeth Weitzman, New York Daily News: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...writer/director Taika Waititi has found a way to balance his offbeat sensibility with a maturing humanity." (Read the full review...) 110 words, 03/02/12 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...there's potential here. But writer-director and co-star Taika Waititi ('Eagle vs Shark') never builds much momentum for his largely uneventful if sometimes inventive story." (Read the full review...) 215 words, 03/09/12 Kyle Smith, New York Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "...charming... has the loose, lanky feel of a memoir and of French New Wave films.... the film lacks much of a plot, and somehow manages both to drag on and feel too short at the same time." (Read the full review...) 211 words, 03/02/12 Roger Ebert, Chicago Sun-Times: OUTSTANDING (cg) "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." (Read the full review...) 799 words, 04/27/12 Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "The abundant charm of first-time actor James Rolleston, playing the 11-year-old of the title in 'Boy,' doesn't quite save the aimless, nostalgia-woozy second feature from Taika Waititi (2007's 'Eagle vs. Shark')." (Read the full review...) 199 words, 02/29/12
Michael O'Sullivan, Washington Post: VERY GOOD (cg) "The movie can be silly at times... but it's also smart, stylish and substantial. At age 36, Taika Waititi is a filmmaker who seems wise beyond his years." (Read the full review...) 489 words, 03/30/12 Steven Rea, Philadelphia Inquirer: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a charmer, a funny and affecting coming-of-age story rendered with heart, and with nuttiness.... 'Boy' is balanced out by James Rolleston's smart, soulful performance." (Read the full review...) 250 words, 04/06/12 Bill Goodykoontz, Arizona Republic: EXCELLENT (cg) "...a delightful discovery, a charming little film about fathers, sons, New Zealand and Michael Jackson.... heartfelt and heartbreaking." (Read the full review...) 634 words, 04/06/12 Ty Burr, Boston Globe: VERY GOOD (cg) "...cool, calm, observant, and heartbreaking.... rollicks along with bright, sunny style and, for the most part, balances its sadness with invention." (Read the full review...) 525 words, 03/30/12 Walter Addiego, San Francisco Chronicle: MODERATE (cg) "...almost pulls off the trick of merging cartoonish humor and '80s pop culture with a story glancing at deeper family issues. The film has an appealing 11-year-old hero, but in the end feels half baked." (Read the full review...) 276 words, 03/16/12 John Hartl, Seattle Times: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "...the well-cast Boy (James Rolleston) and Rocky (Te Aho Eketone-Whitu) are given rich fantasy lives that erupt into scenes of almost genial mayhem." (Read the full review...) 301 words, 03/23/12 Mike Russell, Portland Oregonian: VERY GOOD (cg) "...a big-hearted, bittersweet story about a boy desperate to connect with his father." (Read the full review...) 152 words, 04/06/12 Tom Long, Detroit News: OUTSTANDING (cg) "...vibrates with desperation, frustration and the simple unfairness of life, leavened with glimpses of hope. There's a bit of Cyril in every childhood..." (Read the full review...) 280 words, 03/30/12
Melissa Anderson, Village Voice/LA Weekly: MODERATE "The abundant charm of first-time actor James Rolleston, playing the 11-year-old of the title in 'Boy,' doesn't quite save the aimless, nostalgia-woozy second feature from Taika Waititi (2007's 'Eagle vs. Shark')." (Read the full review...) 199 words, 02/29/12 Peter Keough, Boston Phoenix: GOOD (NOT GREAT) (cg) "Director Taika Waititi maintains a quirky tone ranging from whimsy to heartbreak... Funny and touching at times, but a little bit of Dad goes a long way." (Read the full review...) 175 words, 03/29/12 Nathan Rabin, AV Club: EXCELLENT (cg) "...an enormously likable coming-of-age comedy... recaptures the vulnerability and optimism of childhood without becoming twee or maudlin in the process.... its modesty also constitutes much of its homemade charm." (Read the full review...) 425 words, 03/01/12 Cynthia Fuchs, Pop Matters: WEAK (cg) "...renditions of the vexed father-son dynamic veer from goofy to cute, never quite convincing, and not a little clichéd, complete with montages and wayward pets..." (Read the full review...) 930 words, 04/02/12 Andrew Schenker, Slant: MODERATE (cg) "...one of those movies where a central character's rottenness is apparent to everyone except for another central character, and we're just marking time until that person figures it out." (Read the full review...) 421 words, 02/29/12
Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...super-exuberant and super-affecting, thanks to the pairing of James Rolleston as the boy of the title and Taika Waititi, the filmmaker, as his father." (Read the full review...) 444 words, 03/16/12 David DeWitt, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...comic tale of a youngster's growing relationship with a long-absent father has a surprising rhythmic genius: joy juxtaposed with humiliation, silliness with sadness, fantasy with reality, and none of it formulaic." (Read the full review...) 500 words, 03/02/12 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...there's potential here. But writer-director and co-star Taika Waititi ('Eagle vs Shark') never builds much momentum for his largely uneventful if sometimes inventive story." (Read the full review...) 215 words, 03/09/12
Peter Debruge, Daily Variety: MODERATE "Apart from the local vistas and mostly Maori cast, 'Eagle vs. Shark' director Taika Waititi has scrubbed away all culturally specific traits from his growing-up-Kiwi comedy..." (Read the full review...) 646 words, 01/23/10 James Greenberg, Hollywood Reporter: GOOD "...has the cartoon-like feel of reality seen through the eyes of a promising and utterly disarming 10-year-old. No one here is completely evil, just not what they were cracked up to be." (Read the full review...) 601 words, 10/14/10 Gary Goldstein, Los Angeles Times: MODERATE "...there's potential here. But writer-director and co-star Taika Waititi ('Eagle vs Shark') never builds much momentum for his largely uneventful if sometimes inventive story." (Read the full review...) 215 words, 03/09/12 David DeWitt, New York Times: EXCELLENT "...comic tale of a youngster's growing relationship with a long-absent father has a surprising rhythmic genius: joy juxtaposed with humiliation, silliness with sadness, fantasy with reality, and none of it formulaic." (Read the full review...) 500 words, 03/02/12 Joe Morgenstern, Wall Street Journal: EXCELLENT "...super-exuberant and super-affecting, thanks to the pairing of James Rolleston as the boy of the title and Taika Waititi, the filmmaker, as his father." (Read the full review...) 444 words, 03/16/12
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