Review of Honey Boy (2019) by Marakai — 21 Aug 2020
Shia LaBeouf seems to be one of those actors that people love to hate and some of his outlandish behaviour in his personal life hasn’t exactly helped that. That said, he’s an undoubted talent and has continuously impressed in numerous roles.
As for his off-camera behaviour, that can somewhat be excused when you realise the tumultuous upbringing he had as a child. The semi-autobiographical Honey Boy goes some way to exploring that struggle.
Written by LaBeouf while in rehab, we are offered an insight into how abusive his father was to him while striving for success in the film industry. It’s a brutally honest drama where LaBeouf takes the opportunity to play his father and he delivers an absolutely fantastic performance.
There’s a lot of bravery in both his writing and his acting that could’ve had the danger of coming across as narcissistic but it simply doesn’t. Instead, it results in a compelling, dysfunctional, coming-of-age drama where the road to stardom isn’t always glittered in gold.
This review of Honey Boy (2019) was written by Marakai on 21 Aug 2020.
Honey Boy has generally received positive reviews.
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