Recently to DVD is a personal favorite of mine, Boy A is a stunning movie that goes beyond just a movie and deserves to be called art. Andrew Garfield’s (Lions for Lambs) first major role as Jack Burridge is stunning. Enough so that his performance earned him a BAFTA for Best Actor. Other than Best Actor Boy A has received other awards such as, Prize of the Ecumenical Jury in Berlin, as well as BAFTAs for Best Director, Best Editing and Best Photography and Lighting.
Boy A is a movie about life and an attempt at a second chance after a mistake is made. After being detained in a Juvenal facility for fourteen years Jack is released under the cloak of secrecy back into society. As we follow Jack as he gets a job, makes friends, finds a girlfriend, and yes even drink for the first time as a free man; we are reminded of the crime that he committed as we learn through the use of flash backs what it was that he lives with every day. Jack is one of the most relatable characters out there right now. We have all made mistakes and you will find yourself rooting for Jack every step of the way. As the ending approaches it is evident of what will happen and somewhat predictable but it is not the big moments that matter it is what Jack does afterward that counts and what makes the movie that much better.
I do not want to ruin how the movie ends and don’t want others to ruin it for you as well. For that very reason I ask you NOT to watch the trailer as you see the last 10 seconds in it. This movie is one of those movies that is more than ruined by its trailer. For a little more than the cost to rent the movie you can purchased on Amazon under the new and used price, I found it new for eleven dollars. It is more than worth it, I even called in sick at work to go see it when it was a part of SIFF, the Seattle International Film Festival.
Boy A is a movie about life and an attempt at a second chance after a mistake is made. After being detained in a Juvenal facility for fourteen years Jack is released under the cloak of secrecy back into society. As we follow Jack as he gets a job, makes friends, finds a girlfriend, and yes even drink for the first time as a free man; we are reminded of the crime that he committed as we learn through the use of flash backs what it was that he lives with every day. Jack is one of the most relatable characters out there right now. We have all made mistakes and you will find yourself rooting for Jack every step of the way. As the ending approaches it is evident of what will happen and somewhat predictable but it is not the big moments that matter it is what Jack does afterward that counts and what makes the movie that much better.
I do not want to ruin how the movie ends and don’t want others to ruin it for you as well. For that very reason I ask you NOT to watch the trailer as you see the last 10 seconds in it. This movie is one of those movies that is more than ruined by its trailer. For a little more than the cost to rent the movie you can purchased on Amazon under the new and used price, I found it new for eleven dollars. It is more than worth it, I even called in sick at work to go see it when it was a part of SIFF, the Seattle International Film Festival.
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