Review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) by Kathleen Z — 16 Jul 2007
This movie utilizes many vehicles to convey its messages. Children, the church, animation, death, incest, hypocrisy...All of this is tied into a coming of age story focusing primarily on two boys and one girl.
It shows the struggles that we go through in those formative stages in order to simply be and the pressures and moral quandaries that we all deal with personified in a young person's world. The characters are aspiring comic book artists and many times the movie breaks into extended animated scenes.
While these can be fun to watch (or distracting to some as it was for my wife) they are an integral part of the film. Each animated vignette carefully describes the current mindset of each character within and allows the viewer to see the mind at work played out through an animated avatar.
This movie does have some comedic moments that will make you laugh out loud. Equally there are more moments that will make you reflect and perhaps even become a bit saddened at times. It is a sleeper gem.
Enjoy.
This review of The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys (2002) was written by Kathleen Z on 16 Jul 2007.
The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys has generally received positive reviews.
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