Review of Boys Don't Cry (1999) by Timothy M — 23 Oct 2010
Bloody hell. Extraordinary story - handled correctly by Peirce. There's a wrong way to do this, and if it were a spec script that a studio foisted on just any hack it would have been an unmitigated disaster - moreso than usual.
Swank's performance is phenomenal - gutsy and completely believable. You forget that you're watching a performance. And Peter Sarsgaard is once again exceptional in support. Terrific film, but not exactly one I'm going to be going back to often.
This review of Boys Don't Cry (1999) was written by Timothy M on 23 Oct 2010.
Boys Don't Cry has generally received very positive reviews.
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