Boy A (2007)

Wonderful character development!

Best movie of this year hands down!

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Great movie. Not sure what people expected but I found it highly entertaining.

.......................................................from Pasto,Colombia...Via: L.A. CA., CALI, COLOMBIA and ORLANDO, FL BOY A also gets RIGHT up in your face…literally. This engrossing film treats you to a wide array of emotions and forces you come to grips with some very serious and highly complex issues…. How should society handle a murder when its perpetrators are only 11 or 12 years old? One of my most cherished and appreciated qualities in any film is just how intensely issues and images from the film continue to ricochet around in your brain… and how prolonged that process ends up being! Primarily based on this key factor, BOY A gets a resounding 10 Stars! What is hardest for me to comprehend, in relation to this film is, that despite having dominated the BAFTA awards not all that many years back and showing an impressive 7.7 IMDb rating, it seems a sure bet that it has found a relatively limited U.S. audience! Soembody explain that to me…"like I were a six-year-old!" This is hard to watch without tearing up at some moments. Yet, I am convinced that Director John Crowley never strived to that end, it is just that the subject matter is such that it provides quite a number of emotional gut punches! Owing to Andrew Garfield's recent turn as SPIDERMAN, hearing his name probably would not illicit a knee-jerk, "Wow! What a great dramatic actor!" But here, in a role relatively near the beginning of his On screen career, his portrayal of a 24 year old who is re-released into society after being institutionalized For half of his life is deliciously nuanced and astoundingly impacting! It's really hard to find anything NOT to like with this British masterpiece! 10*....ENJOY!/DISFRUTELA! Any comments, questions or observations, in English o en Español, are most [email protected]

Beautiful drama about a boy that committed a hideous crime when he was a juvenile but he got tried as an adult. We all know stories like that in real life. I had to think about the Jamie Bulger case in England. The question that we are all asking ourselves then is if that kid will grow up as a normal guy once he served his sentence? Can he be rehabilitated? And most of all should people still be pointed at for the crime they commit after serving their sentence or are they allowed to start with a clean sheet? As a kid you should be given that chance once you come out, because their notion of good and evil wasn't formed like an adult yet. Jack Burridge is played beautifully by Andrew Garfield. I thought it was a very touching movie. The story keeps you captivated throughout the whole movie. To me it was a very good movie that I will probably watch again in the future.

This film accurately portrays the realities of the subject admirably. The acting by the lead character is top notch and all the issues are played out. Unexpectedly a feel-good film in part as the joys of the main character take us along and allow us to be glad for the lives and freedoms we have. A good solid film with excellent characters.The sets and locations provide a noticeably stark background, devoid of warmth. The story provides just enough unresolved mysteries to keep us wondering. A well crafted film seamlessly executed.Most memorable quote: "I am not that boy anymore, I'm not that boy".This film shows us the true dynamics of this type of situation. Be prepared to be educated.

I watched this movie the other day after reading up about it first on IMDb. I heard nothing but good reviews so I decided to give it a watch and im glad I did. Andrew Garfield does a great job as the lead he is a great up and coming actor. People say this movie resembles a true murder story from 1993 where two boys killed a little boy but I don't see many similarities just a story is all.This movie is about a young man who is released from prison after committing a murder as a young child. He regrets what he has done now struggles to try to make a normal life for himself while trying to leave his terrible past behind.This movie was really good. It had some great performances and the story line was well written I was just disappointed by the ending I feel they could have explained more.