Review of Boyhood (2014) by Alex A — 16 Mar 2015

Boyhood is impressive in how it took twelve years to film, cleverly showing the protagonist and his family naturally grow onscreen, and it's well acted. Yet even with moments that I could relate too, nothing truly stood out or viscerally/psychologically engaged me.

Character development is here, but older mason was dull and pretentious, and by the time Boyhood's credits rolled I was pleased to have experienced it, not blown away, making it a fantastic film making idea that won't leave a post-viewing impact.