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BOYHOOD

Director:

  Richard Linklater
  

Year Released:

  2014

Jan's Rating:

Rich's Rating:

3.5 out of 5

3.5 out of 5

Key Performances:

  Patricia Arquette
  Ellar Coltrane
  Ethan Hawke
  Lorelei Linklater
  Lots of Texans
Movie Haiku:What a great hook: Start filming "Mason" (Ellar Coltrane) at age 5 and then film a few new scenes very summer until he graduates from High School at age 18. Wow! And individually many of these scenes of Mason with his family & friends are quite moving. But alas, as a whole now complete, the narrative is formulaic with little insight beyond its "Making Of" backstory.

ADDITIONAL FF2 INFO ABOUT THIS FILM:

Women filmmakers?

  No

Jewish content?

  No

Haiku Posted:

  2014