The Boy (2015)


An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.

The Boy (2015)

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Released Year: 2015
Runtime: 105 minutes
Genre: Drama, Horror, Thriller
Directors: Craig Macneill

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An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.

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Reviews


83
IndieWire - Eric Kohn
The scariest aspect of The Boy is the extent to which Macneill makes it possible to sympathize with the troubled protagonist — even as its haunting final shot hints at the horrors yet to come.
58
Entertainment Weekly - Unnamed
The film’s biggest flaw is that there’s never any doubt about where Ted is going to end up.
50
Slant Magazine - Chuck Bowen
Craig William Macneill's film is a sporadically frightening slow burn with a fatally overlong fuse.
50
The New York Times - Andy Webster
The Boy, despite remarkable performances and gorgeous imagery, does not sufficiently flesh out its subject.
42
The Playlist - Charlie Schmidlin
The seeds of a sequel sprout in the film’s lasting final shot, but perhaps with a look further into Ted’s future, a narrative to match the mood will emerge as well.

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