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By Ken Fox (1,094) for TV Guide (1,527) on 11 Mar 2008

Owens' remarkable, high-pitched performance and Jordan's lush, visionary style are perfectly suited to the material…

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By Lisa Alspector (408) for Chicago Reader (7,190) on 11 Mar 2008

Director Neil Jordan and Patrick McCabe adapted McCabe's novel for this bland 1998 shocker that fails miserably as satire, character study,…

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By Owen C (72) on 25 Feb 2008

Not a Bad Bastard anymore award goes to…

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By Sheila G (6) on 05 Feb 2008

Bizarre. Not sure if I liked it but it definitely left an impression…

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By John H (1,894) on 17 Jan 2008

Excellent black comedy from Neil Jordan that manages to be both disturbing and funny.Eamon Owens is fucking dynamite as Francie.Great film…

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By Courtney B (263) on 16 Jan 2008

Really great performances from the kids -- eamonn owens is terrific…

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By Butch H (108) on 15 Jan 2008

You can't write off Francie Brady, apple-cheeked hero of The Butcher Boy, as a bad seed and have done with him…

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By Seth C (195) on 14 Jan 2008

Astonishing film. Along the lines of A Clockwork Orange with its themes and almost as perfectly played. It's rare to see a movie like this any more…

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By Lee M (4,001) on 14 Jan 2008

As disturbing as it is brilliant, The Butcher Boy reaffirms director Neil Jordan is most gifted when working with less money…

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By Mathieu B (154) on 31 Dec 2007

Set in a semi-stereotypical Catholic backwater, Neil Jordan's gruesome journey charts the external descent and internal heroics of Francie…

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By Lindsey P (80) on 29 Dec 2007

This movie is a bit strange, but what could you expect from a movie about life from the eyes of a sociopath Irish kid growing up during the…

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Review of The Butcher Boy (1998)

By Rachel B (871) on 25 Dec 2007

Disturbing. What is it about Irish filmmakers that they all seem to have a very very twisted sense of humour…

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Review of The Butcher Boy (1998)

By Bee F (3) on 23 Dec 2007

A surreal, disturbing and extremely powerful black comedy about a poor Irish kid turned violent sociopath…

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By Martin T (888) on 22 Dec 2007

The film tells the story of Francie who lives with his depressed mother and alcoholic father…

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By Rob M (1,048) on 19 Dec 2007

I wish this movie had more exposer in America. Great film, but I've yet to be able to discuss it with anyone…

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By Andrew M (2,871) on 18 Dec 2007

This movie has everything you need for an all time classic…

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By Jorge P (77) on 06 Dec 2007

Very well done adaptation of an interesting novel…

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By Jeff B (2,998) on 20 Nov 2007

Very disturbing flick but very good none the less…

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By Silvio K (3) on 16 Nov 2007

When I first saw the movie in 1998 I was thrilled. It had lost mystery when I watched it again. Still a good movie…

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By Josh S (1,500) on 15 Nov 2007

Yes, this film does invite comparisons to A Clockwork Orange, but where Alex de Large's insanity stemmed solely from his lack of conscience…

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