“Coarse language, frank sex talk and carefree drug use make “Boy” anything but kid-friendly, while the frustrating pace of Waititi’s already whittled-down cut seems too slow for its short running time. The material is clearly quite personal for the helmer, though it doesn’t feel particularly original, more like the poor cousin of “Son of Rambow” or “Nacho Libre,” with lo-fi production values to match.”
Archive for January, 2010
“BOY” Review in Variety magazine
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010Sundance: Is New Zealand’s Boy the Next Precious?
Tuesday, January 26th, 2010One of 41 films in the World Cinema Program, Boy is a totally fresh coming of age tale set in Waititi’s native Waihau Bay, in New Zealand… The character of Boy (played by first-timer James Rolleston), is an unshakably cheerful, overimaginative 11-year-old Maori who lives on a farm with his grandmother, brother, younger cousins, and pet goat, and whose twin obsessions are a girl named Chardonnay and Michael Jackson. READ MORE IN VANITY FAIR:>
