Boyhood

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Scott R NYT 1000 movies. I appreciate it for its unique vision of taking the actual time to make a movie that spans literal decades in making. However, the musings on life and what it is did not seemed to be based on any lasting values. I don’t need to see it again. Saw on Hulu. Rated 2.5/5 Stars •  Rated 2.5 out of 5 stars 11/25/25 Full Review Bill T. The movie boyhood was a coming of age story Ethan Hawke is in this movie and plays an excellent role as a father of a young boy and young girl in their life growing up through all aspects of life marriage divorce grade school high school college and so on. The movie represents what it’s like growing up in the 90s maybe even the 2000s perhaps millennials and their life stories and relationships and how they evolve over time. It’s really good movie though though it’s lengthy it’s a 3 hour movie but it takes that time to explain how life evolves over time through good times and bad. I would recommend this film for the entire family. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 11/07/25 Full Review George W Trash movie literally they decided let's show up every year and film a random scene and see how this thing does in theatres Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 09/21/25 Full Review Vixo S Boy, give your mother a fu**ing hug or something! Now more seriously, Boyhood struck me as a true cinematic achievement. The fact that this film was shot over the course of 12 years already makes it remarkable and something truly one of a kind. I loved the way the story is told, with such delicate distribution of each scene, avoiding unnecessary cuts or on-screen text to signal the passage of time. Instead, time itself flows naturally through the actors, and that makes the impact so much stronger. Watching them age in front of your eyes is astonishing: you start with the protagonist as a little boy and end with him stepping into adulthood. This journey inevitably builds a strong emotional bond with the characters, because it feels like you’ve witnessed a large part of their lives condensed into just over two hours. There are also moments of heartbreaking intimacy, especially in the relationship between the boy and his mother. One particular scene left me with a lump in my throat, showing just how heavy the passage of time can be for a parent, and how painful it is to let go of your children. It’s a powerful reminder of the film’s emotional depth, and it perfectly justifies the title of this review. In the end, I truly believe it is a masterpiece, and I doubt we’ll see another project this bold and unique anytime soon. Rated 4.5/5 Stars •  Rated 4.5 out of 5 stars 08/18/25 Full Review Jerry K I feel like the reviewers gave high marks to this movie out of pure guilt due to the extreme effort in making it. The problem I have with it is that it was simply not entertaining. Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 08/04/25 Full Review Daryl D Time capsule of a movie Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 08/04/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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