The Boy (2016)

To me, this movie is perfection.

Don't listen to the negative reviews

A great movie, one of the best of this year. There was a bit of confusion at one point in the plot, but nothing serious.

One of the worst ways to make a cult movie is to set out to make a cult movie.

This movie was very slow and boring. I thought the concept was pretty insane with the story and everything. However, this movie did get very weird and uncomfortable very fast. There were a lot of missing elements to this story and unexplained scenarios This movie had a nice creepy ending with the boy still being alive and repairing the doll. I really think this movie could have been even crazier if there was more gory scenes and we saw more of a creepy killer kid effect. But the fact that the girl had to kiss this doll to distract was kind of weird and ridiculous. Anyway, 5 out of 10

I have been a "horror" junkie since I was young (about 10ys or so) and I have to admit this is a rather good story. I was held interested until the very end and I can honestly say no modern horror movie has done that. I wasn't "terrified" or anything of that degree, but I was drawn into it with suspense and curiosity on how the story would unfold. It was set in a nice creepy environment and the cast makes you invested in their characters and you do have a certain sense of care for them. The ending wasn't quite what I was expecting but it was decent.... meaning nothing over the top or outlandish but I wished it ended differently. The ending wasn't bad to say the least, just not the way I would have ended it. I would recommend this film for anybody looking to have an enjoyable, relaxed thriller to watch.... no gore or ridiculous/ obvious CGI (which kills most horror movies for me). I give it a high 7 closer to 8 stars.

Somewhat of a good twist at the end but the build up has many flaws and is what holds this movie back. Never truly scary and twist is not enough to carry it as a thriller.

I read the good and bad reviews. I didn't Watch the movie when it was first released becausr, to be honest, in the horror genre, dolls are something that always creep me out. It probably has to do with the folktales of them housing souls. But, I decided, well, I'm going to "man up" and watch this. I'm glad I did. I spent most of the movie trying to decide if I thought **spoilers ahead** Greta was suffering from PTSD, was mentally unstable or if Cole had found out where she was and was doing all of it. **End Spoilers** My preconceived notions were challenged and by the end of the movie, I had jumped a few times and felt that general mild-adrenaline and kind of icky after-feeling that I think is indicative of a good horror flick. It's worth the hour and 37 minutes of time invested in it.