Review of Boyhood (2014) by Pedro S — 16 Oct 2017

I was really excited for this movie because it sounded like a fantastic experiment - chronicalling adolescence. But it was executed in such a mediocre way that doesn't really justify the 12 years spent on making it.

The character of Mason is such a wet blanket. His sister is even worse. The parents are the most interesting characters and they are the ones we know the least about. The movie didn't really propose any new or radical ideas.

I've seen this type of movie before, and done better. The movie ends on such a cheesy line that I couldn't help but laugh, "We don't seize moments, moments seize us." The movie didn't really do anything to earn that line since most of its moments were pretty uneventful.

I really wanted to like this movie.