Boyhood

"Bold, brave, daring, experimental, and unconventional filmmaking. A truly unique coming of age movie where the characters literally grow up in front of your eyes. Perhaps my favorite thing about Boyhood is that it’s surprisingly subtle. This is a film full of small character moments and growth, and it has a lot to say about the aging process. Linklater is basically saying with this film that life isn’t defined by the big milestone events, but rather by all of the tedium and smaller moments in between. Patricia Arquette gives the best performance in the movie, but it’s Ethan Hawke who steals the show for me. The song choices - particularly “Hero” by Family of the Year - capture the feel of the film so well that whenever I listen to that song, I am instantly transported back to this film. The whole film is just one big nostalgic time capsule. This is my third time watching Boyhood, and every time I watch it I am as emotionally plugged in as I possibly could be. The film is almost 3 hours long and yet every time it ends, I find myself wishing for another half an hour or so. It makes me laugh and cry, and it’s one of only a very small amount of films that I’d say “changes” me in some way when I watch it."

"Absolutely loved it ! The fact that it’s the same actors over 12 years and you watch them grow up on screen is so wonderful."

"Finally, I watched this movie for the first time. Was filmed over 12 years to have the actual actors age through the movie rather than casting different actors for different time frames. It's a unique concept that is raw and emotional. Definitely deserved the Oscar it won. Trigger warning: domestic abuse. "

"Not sure the Juice was worth the squeeze. Movie bailed right when things were getting interesting. The novelty of it being shot over 12 years was fun to watch though. "

"👏👏👏"

"pass."

"What a great film! Innovative and original premise, great acting, directing and storytelling. I was completely engaged and moved throughout this movie and consider it one of my faves."

"i hate "boy"s"

"Too long and rather pretentious"

"a beautiful story of life at its rawest."