Written by James M. Tate / 8/07/2014 / No comments / 2014 , drama , ethan hawke , patricia arquette , richard linklater
RICHARD LINKLATER DIRECTS BOYHOOD
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year: 2014 rating: ** |
But there are other drawbacks to BOYHOOD, including the main character Mason, played by Ellar Coltrane. While his aging provides a unique device, Mason's drab personality becomes even more comatose and calculated throughout the years. By the time he’s a teenager there’s hardly any pulse at all.
From being nitpicked by an alcoholic stepfather to weathering several monotone bullies, he wields the same void expression, as does older sister, Samantha, played by the director’s daughter Lorelei, morphing from obnoxious brat into awkward whiner into an attractive dorm girl. This causes the adults... which includes a hard-working Mom played by Patricia Arquette, who, divorced from an endearing yet deadbeat Dad, Ethan Hawke, winds up marrying a couple jerks in the process... to work even harder to move things along.
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Just Plain Dullfaced |
So while praise is in order to Linklater for partaking in such a creative and arduous task, a child, no matter what age, has to be interested to be interesting.
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For the real life aging thing done correctly, check out Michael Apted's inredible UP SERIES |
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