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Released Year: 1993
Runtime: 115 minutes
Genre: Drama
Directors: Michael Caton-Jones
Casts: Carla Gugino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Chris Cooper, Tobey Maguire, Ellen Barkin, Eliza Dushku, Travis MacDonald, Tracey Ellis, Kathy Kinney, Morgan Brayton, Jonah Blechman, Robert Zameroski, Zachary Ansley
IMDB: This Boy’s Life (1993)
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(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)
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Chicago Sun-Times -
The movie is successful largely because [DiCaprio] is a good enough actor to hold his own in his scenes with De Niro, so that the movie remains his story, and isn't upstaged by the loathsome but colorful Dwight.
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Los Angeles Times -
He [Caton-Jones] has made the film all of a piece, making sure that the three lead performances complement rather than overwhelm each other. [9 Apr 1993, p.F1]
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ReelViews -
The film is well-paced and expertly edited, allowing scenes to flow naturally into one another.
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The New York Times -
The film recreates Toby and Caroline's aimlessness, but without appearing to understand it enough to make it as moving and important as it ought to be.
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Chicago Reader -
The leads work overtime to make their characters and their relationships pungent, believable, and moving (though with regard to the rest of the cast, the movie seems less focused and confident).
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This Boy’s Life (1993)
In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries the mechanic, but they soon find out that he's an abusive and unreasoning alcoholic, and they struggle to maintain hope in an impossible situation as the boy grows up with plans to escape the small town by any means possible. Based on a true story by Tobias Wolff.
This Boy’s Life (1993)
(2 votes, average: 5.00 out of 5)Loading...
Information
Released Year: 1993
Runtime: 115 minutes
Genre: Drama
Directors: Michael Caton-Jones
Casts: Carla Gugino, Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, Chris Cooper, Tobey Maguire, Ellen Barkin, Eliza Dushku, Travis MacDonald, Tracey Ellis, Kathy Kinney, Morgan Brayton, Jonah Blechman, Robert Zameroski, Zachary Ansley
IMDB: This Boy’s Life (1993)
Storyline
In 1957, a son and mother flee the East and an abusive boyfriend to find a new life, and end up in Seattle, where the mother meets a polite garage mechanic. The boy continually gets into trouble by hanging out with the wrong crowd. The mom marries the mechanic, but they soon find out that he's an abusive and unreasoning alcoholic, and they struggle to maintain hope in an impossible situation as the boy grows up with plans to escape the small town by any means possible. Based on a true story by Tobias Wolff.
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Reviews
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Chicago Sun-Times -
The movie is successful largely because [DiCaprio] is a good enough actor to hold his own in his scenes with De Niro, so that the movie remains his story, and isn't upstaged by the loathsome but colorful Dwight.
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Los Angeles Times -
He [Caton-Jones] has made the film all of a piece, making sure that the three lead performances complement rather than overwhelm each other. [9 Apr 1993, p.F1]
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ReelViews -
The film is well-paced and expertly edited, allowing scenes to flow naturally into one another.
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The New York Times -
The film recreates Toby and Caroline's aimlessness, but without appearing to understand it enough to make it as moving and important as it ought to be.
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Chicago Reader -
The leads work overtime to make their characters and their relationships pungent, believable, and moving (though with regard to the rest of the cast, the movie seems less focused and confident).
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