Boy Erased

[+ pitman]

Just saw this at VIFF, followed by Q&A with director/actor/writer Joel Edgerton. I loved the film and was very moved by it. Lead actor Lucas Hedges carries the film with a brilliant and nuanced performance. I hope he wins an Oscar for this.

 

Edited October 7, 2018 by pitman

[+ newatthis]

Just saw this at VIFF, followed by Q&A with director/actor/writer Joel Edgerton. I loved the film and was very moved by it. Lead actor Lucas Hedges carries the film with a brilliant and nuanced performance. I hope he win an Oscar for this.

Just read the book. Not as much sex as I fantasized there might be , but a glimpse into a culture that is very foreign to me. Looking forward to the movie.

[+ E.T.Bass]

Looking forward to the movie.

LH was good in Manchester by the Sea.

I also read the book which confirmed my belief how lucky I was not to grow up around such oppressive dogma. A good read.

[+ beethoven]

The movie opens today in NYC. Got a good review in the NY Times, but Tony Scott didn't give it the "check mark," which is for people too lazy to read the review. I shall definitely see it. The movie is in mainstream theaters -- AMC multiplex in Manhattan -- and had a full-page ad in the NYT. With four popular actors, this isn't being presented as an art film.

[+ E.T.Bass]

Q&A after LA screenings this weekend. I'm there!

[+ beethoven]

Saw "Boy Erased" today. A bit superficial, but I enjoyed it and recommended it. Lucas Hedges gives a wonderful performance.

[+ E.T.Bass]

Edgerton and Sivan did an awesome post movie discussion tonight in LA.

 

I could see the Academy being generous and nominating Troy Sivan for supporting actor and best song, in this age of sticking it to Pence. Kidman and Hedges could get nominated. They were both great.

 

For comparison, Boy Erased is nowhere near as good as an earlier film Hedges did, Manchester by the Sea. Writing a screenplay based on a book seems to be tricky. The book is of a high standard. Not sure if the movie did the book justice, but it was still a good movie. I'm glad I saw it.

[foxy]

For those in the NYC area Lucas Hedges is now appearing in The Waverly Gallery. It’s always interesting to see a screen actor appearing live on stage. Not all of them can do it. Apples and oranges. But Hedges did a great job in a play whose character is in many ways the pivotal role.

[YOUNG_LA_DOM]

LOVED the movie

 

Very good!

 

 

Lucas Hedges is up and up!

 

Russell Crowe. - not gladiator body

 

Kidman- great also

[Larstrup]

Just saw this at VIFF, followed by Q&A with director/actor/writer Joel Edgerton. I loved the film and was very moved by it. Lead actor Lucas Hedges carries the film with a brilliant and nuanced performance. I hope he wins an Oscar for this.

 

 

I have feared this film ever since I heard of it’s story. Only because I’m currently caretaking for a parent who is depicted in this film. Its not that I’m not a healthy gay man now, who I have become on my own terms, but the tolls of caretaking for the one depicted, often rips the band–aid of life off everything which you once fixed for yourself which you need to overlook because you’re now the adult and responsible.

 

I look forward to seeing this.

[Nick99]

I have feared this film ever since I heard of it’s story. Only because I’m currently caretaking for a parent who is depicted in this film. Its not that I’m not a healthy gay man now, who I have become on my own terms, but the tolls of caretaking for the one depicted, often rips the band–aid of life off everything which you once fixed for yourself which you need to overlook because you’re now the adult and responsible.

 

I look forward to seeing this.

That also sounds like movie material.

[+ SundayZip]

Great movie. I knew the ending beforehand, but was still moved.

[mike carey]

Just watched the film on my flight home. The story is harrowing and I thought the dark depiction matched that. I enjoyed the movie and the performances of the main character actors. I followed that up with the complete contrast of Love, Simon. Light but fun. Two gay-themed movies on an airline in-flight entertainment system!