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An intimate portrait of a 9 year old sociopath as he discovers his taste for killing.
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83
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
The film’s biggest flaw is that there’s never any doubt about where Ted is going to end up.
50
Slant Magazine
Craig William Macneill's film is a sporadically frightening slow burn with a fatally overlong fuse.
50
The Boy, despite remarkable performances and gorgeous imagery, does not sufficiently flesh out its subject.
42
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.
