Review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) by Derek H — 06 Sep 2007

Excellent job of turning an unfinished book into a quality film about outcasts.

This review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) was written by Derek H on 06 Sep 2007.

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys has generally received positive reviews.

Was this review helpful?

Yes

More reviews of this movie:

More Reviews of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

Review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

By Kim Morgan (275) for Portland Oregonian (2,019) on 20 Apr 2017

It's a shame director Care didn't take more time with his characters, even making the film a bit longer to deepen the connections between them…

Read Review

Review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

By David Sterritt (1,643) for Christian Science Monitor (3,788) on 17 Nov 2017

The movie has no profound insights to offer, but its nimble acting and lifelike dialogue make it entertaining as well as thoughtful…

Read Review

Review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

By Alice P (104) on 03 Sep 2010

I'm really glad I decided to watch this, although it was nothing like what I expected…

Read Review

Review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

By Tss5078 (544) on 24 Feb 2013

This movie was recommended to me by someone and I was honestly a little hesitant to watch it…

Read Review

Review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

By Mike N (816) on 19 May 2014

This movie was already very interesting even before it made me gasp in astonishment and cry tears of childhood lost…

Read Review

Review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

By Greg L (642) on 05 Mar 2014

This is a good movie. It shows how tough it is to grow up and the choices we make…

Read Review

Review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

By Steven C (1,252) on 08 Mar 2010

Is it possible to be in love with a film? Emile Hirsch is incredible and deep and Jodie Foster is empathetic and layered…

Read Review

Review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

By Spencer M (145) on 15 May 2013

Growing up catholic this movie completely captured that feeling…

Read Review

Review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

By Paula Nechak (219) for Seattle Post-Intelligencer (2,422) on 11 May 2016

There are some nice ideas floating around this ambitious film, as well as attempts to say them in a unique way…

Read Review

Review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002)

By Adam F (1,100) on 20 Feb 2013

The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys features interesting characters that the audience will be able to relate to and cool animation by Todd McFarlane,…

Read Review

More reviews of this movie

Reviews of Similar Movies

Review of 54 (1998)

By Manohla Dargis (1,909) for L.A. Weekly (3,142) on 16 Dec 1998

If it's difficult to pinpoint exactly where this maladroit drama about the infamous New York discotheque went wrong, it's because everything…

Read Review

Review of Girl, Interrupted (1999)

By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Jan 2000

Simply one of the best films to deal with mental illness ever to be made in this country…

Read Review

Review of Munich (2005)

By Squall (5) on 15 Dec 2005

Steven Speilberg has finally lost his mind…

Read Review

Review of The Usual Suspects (1995)

By Movie K (430) on 21 Apr 2016

Overrated nonsense! I watched it twice just to make sure I didn't miss what all people are praising about but it still sucked…

Read Review

Review of An American Werewolf in London (1981)

By Shadowlord08 (3) on 08 Dec 2017

This is the worst werewolf film of all time…

Read Review

Review of Bloody Sunday (2002)

By Özkan T (178) on 19 Oct 2012

Terrible. Absolutely terrible. The script was throwaway…

Read Review

Review of The Killing Fields (1984)

By Aaron M (1,334) on 11 Jan 2013

Given this films high critic rating I was expecting Apocalypse Now…

Read Review

Review of A Fish Called Wanda (1988)

By Broyax (884) on 03 May 2018

Une comédie vaudevillesque (l'appellation polar serait trop d'honneur) très superficielle et très légère, tellement légère qu'elle s'évapore…

Read Review

Review of My Girl (1991)

By Gregory S (340) on 12 Feb 2018

If you hated the smug little brat from Home Alone then prepare to rejoice as he gets stung to death by hornets…

Read Review

Review of GoodFellas (1990)

By Ocd6766 (2) on 20 Oct 2019

I've watched this film several times now and each time I've grown to dislike it more and more…

Read Review

More Reviews

Popular Movies Right Now

A Simple Favor

2018

69%617 Reviews

Bullet Train

2022

66%170 Reviews

Hillbilly Elegy

2020

61%141 Reviews

Barbarian

2022

72%115 Reviews

Blade Runner 2049

2017

80%2,332 Reviews

Dune

2021

77%276 Reviews

Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood

2019

81%344 Reviews

The Batman

2022

75%430 Reviews

The Judge

2014

67%866 Reviews

Deadpool

2016

78%1,333 Reviews