Review of The War Boys (2009) by Chris P — 24 Dec 2011

I thoroughly enjoyed _most_ of "The War Boys". Despite some reviews that paint his performance in a less than positive light, I thought that Peter Gallagher hit a home run with his portrayal of David's stern and overbearing Father.

Walker and Smith actually had phenomenal chemistry both as friends (SPOILER ALERT) and ultimately as lovers. The interactions between the two; the mannerisms and intense eye contact is all just so believable.

Honestly, Walker's facial expressions alone could have won me over! It is clear that all three of these actors are very, very talented and they did a great job in this film. I wasn't super impressed with Victor Rasuk's acting (SPOILER ALERT) until close to the end when he discovered what was in the truck.

Through the rest of the film, he seemed either held back by the script or just incompatible with the character. Micaela Nevárez, however, did an amazing job! The direction and cinematography were both quite good.

The writing was decent, up until the ending. The ending was premature. There's just no getting around it. It was like the production team ran out of money and had to close up shop early or some kind of sequel was intended.

All it really needed was 10-20 more minutes and they could have neatly wrapped it up and put a bow on it. That is the sole reason for the three star rating from me. Without the disappointingly abrupt ending, this would have been an easy four.

3/5 stars.