The Boy

May not be for all in the american, adhd crowd, but still cool film. Especially the darkness of this kid... yea!!!

Yeahh... I will agree there are a handful of tense parts, the acting is good and the ending is good but the trailer makes it look like it is much better than it is. It is way to slow and the one good scene (the end) takes much too long to get to.

Eerie music is repeatedly played to suggest that something is about to happen, but nothing ever does happen. This movie is 100 minutes of waiting for something followed by a big disappointment.

Perhaps the movie is slow, but the pace magnifies the loneliness of the setting and is a big part of the story. This is horror in the making as we watch the boy devolve into a monster. Norman Bates as a child!

Equally as heart-breaking as it is haunting, THE BOY is storytelling at its most refined. We pity poor Ted as he struggles to achieve his only goal, and in the same instant, the young boy terrifies us in the path his single-minded obsession takes. Writer Chapman and director Macneill deftly allow us glimpses of Ted’s humanity, juxtaposing them with moments of sociopathic curiosity and utter cruelty from the boy. This not only hints at Ted’s coming degeneration but expertly begins building tension from the first few minutes of the film. Carefully crafted in every field, THE BOY is like a sensory exercise in heightening tension: from cinematographer Greenberg’s visually arresting landscapes to composer Hauschka’s erratic and rickety score, we feel as unsettled in this environment as Ted must, and we can sense that something has to change. Watching and listening, we can almost taste the acrid dust in the air, smell the fetid flesh of baked roadkill, feel our own faces warming and burning as if actually at fireside. The acting, too, adds to the overall mood of the film. David Morse’s John seems to genuinely care for his son, and even he, despite what seems like a gruff exterior, can exhibit empathy and concern. Unlike the stereotype in which an abusive parent raises a child incapable of maintaining healthy relationships, John’s only crime seems to be his obliviousness. Morse breathes life into a very human father. Rainn Wilson’s Colby is only slightly less believable but is a far cry from many of Wilson’s other acting ventures. Even so, he slips into the character easily and seamlessly. The earnest, natural portrayals of the story’s two men help make the events of the film feel even more heinous. In short, this quietly chilling film is an exquisite specimen of suspense. The most brightly-lit horror flick you’ll ever see, THE BOY is not to be missed.

Great film with wonderful performances! The story line is Original and intense while the tone of the film was like boiling water ready to explode!! Excellent job by the Director…as The Boy will leave you Psychologically Haunted. I’d like to see what becomes of this boy.

This film had plenty of opportunity to shine but it failed. The acting was poor and it just never provided any of the good scenes that it could have. Like many movies, the plot opened the way for a good movie but it never materialized.

This movie is way, way too slow to be worth watching. I live for the 'new and noteworthy' horror section, and struggled not to fall asleep during The Boy. The 'Variety' review likened it to watching paint dry, and I'm inclined to agree. Don't waste your time or money...

It’s a very nice movie… I would like to see more “mean” actions. The movie is very slow, but some very tense parts.