Sort by Product Rating |
Sort by Review Date |
| Product Rating: |  |
| Action Factor: |  |
| Special Effects: |  |
| Suspense: |  |
|
|
|
by thevoid99 - Top 100, Mar 12 '04
Pros: Everything & the Symbolic References of the World. Cons: Nothing I Can Think of.
In 1998 America, homosexuality was accepted in some parts of the U.S., notably the east and west coast. In Middle America, it was a different kind of story. That year, a Wyoming student named Matthew Shepard was killed by a group of hooligans in ...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| Action Factor: |  |
| Special Effects: |  |
| Suspense: |  |
|
|
|
by lyoness913, - Top 500, Jul 29 '08
Pros: Fabulous performances, good story Cons: Violence, depressing
Every time I see Boys Don't Cry on a cable channel, I always stop and watch, for awhile anyway. I am always amazed and perplexed at how Hilary Swank pulled off the part of a young man- and to perfection. I love the cast of characters, as I ...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| Action Factor: |  |
| Special Effects: |  |
| Suspense: |  |
|
|
|
by kymbadlee , Dec 15 '02
Pros: true story Cons: hate crime ending
When I see something that has been reviewed 193 times, I usually avoid it, even if its something which I know a fair deal about. But when I started reading the top rated reviews for this movie, I was truly saddened by the stereotypes and misconceptions...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| |  |
|
|
|
by Jennlee.2 , Nov 02 '00
Pros: Actors portrayed characters well, wonderful cinematography Cons: Could have used more background on Teena Brandon
Several years ago I read a book called "All She Wanted" by Aphrodite Jones. That book was the story of a young woman who was undergoing a sexual identity crisis. This woman, Teena Brandon, from Lincoln, Nebraska, was attempting to live her...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| |  |
|
|
|
by Grouch - Top 200, May 15 '00
Pros: Hilary Swank's blisteringly raw performance leads an excellent cast Cons: The central character's motives remain a frustrating enigma
Boys Don’t Cry is a movie about masks—the false faces people wear to cover deep-seated pain, desire or secrets.
Brandon Teena is a secretive individual who has a whole costume shop full of masks. One night in the early 1990s, Brandon...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| |  |
|
|
|
by Jennifer1979 , Aug 27 '00
Pros: very touching, emotional, and real Cons: misrepresentaion of the true story, a somewhat not convincing Hillary Swank
After seeing the story about Teena Brandon on 20/20 (ABC) this past friday, I couldn't wait to run over to Blockbuster and rent Boys Don't Cry. Boys Don't Cry is based (loosely) on the story of Brandon, who was born a...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| |  |
|
|
|
by amyrok , Apr 24 '00
Pros: Hilary Swank, Chloe Sevigny, good acting, story development Cons: harsh rape scene, bigotry
One cannot lead an easy life without the approval of society nor can one live a lie without consequences. Brandon Teena, or Teena Brandon was an individual unfortunate enough to discover that life is unfair to those who are sexually different. Based on...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| |  |
|
|
|
by updateghost - Top 1000, Mar 18 '04
Pros: The performances and reality. Cons: The direction is only par?
When Boys Don't Cry got the Oscars that it got in 2000, the words my father said were, "How many people will stand before God..." "For what?" asked my mother. "Supporting lesbianism," he answered. Since then, my dad has seen the movie, ...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| |  |
|
|
|
by vemartin - Top 50, Jul 22 '00
Pros: Outstanding performance by the assembled cast Cons: Disjointed in places
Its easy to see why Hilary Swank (Last Karate Kid III, Beverly Hills 90210, Buffy the Vampire Slayer), won the Oscar for best actress in 1999 for her touching portrayal of Brandon Teena (Teena Brandon), the tortured, confused young woman who...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| |  |
|
|
|
by Granniemose , May 04 '00
Pros: Poignant and thought provoking Cons: None
I do not cry at movies. Having worked twenty-eight years in a big city high school, nothing much shocks me or horrifys me any more. After seeing this film, and knowing it is true, I amend this statement. How anyone could see this story so vividly...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| |  |
|
|
|
by whaler66 , Aug 17 '08
Pros: Director Kimberly Peirce knows how to get out of the way of the material. Cons: The film doesn't answer some very pressing questions.
Directed By Kimberly Peirce. Written By Kimberly Peirce and Andy Bienen. Hilary Swank (Brandon Teena) Chloe Sevigny (Lana Tisdale) Peter Saarsgard ...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| |  |
|
|
|
by Daphnye , May 14 '00
Pros: Hillary Swank Cons: True story, knew the ending
I picked out this video to watch alone. My husband did NOT want to watch it with me, although he kept coming into the room and asking me what was happening. That shows that even a movie with no appeal to the opposite sex, can captivate them also. ...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| |  |
|
|
|
by bmrosen , Jul 12 '00
Pros: Brilliant performance by Hillary Swank Cons: Made me want to pierce my eyes
I'm a pretty insensitive guy. I don't mean that I'm a thuggish lout who wears sleeveless T shirts and yells at my woman for my nightly chicken pot pie and six pack, I mean that the American media has succeeded in its tireless efforts to inure me to a...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| |  |
|
|
|
by GaGirl40 , Jun 11 '00
Pros: Powerful portrayal of a troubled person by Hillary Swank Cons: You know this is a true story
Well to begin with I'm no great movie reviewer or anything but I just felt I had to tell you about this movie.
First off...This was a very powerful movie in the fact that you know this was a true story. I had heard about this girls life on...
Read the full review
|
| Product Rating: |  |
| |  |
|
|
|
by bill_chambers , Apr 18 '00
Pros: Hilary Swank and Chloe Sevigny are brilliant Cons: Simple-minded interpretation of the story
SPOILERS THROUGHOUT.
During a recent talk show appearance, Boys Don't Cry director Kimberly Peirce expressed outrage towards the impending execution of John Lotter, a co-conspirator of Teena Brandon's murder. Her televised defense of the...
Read the full review
|