Rating of
3/4
Adolescence in One Sitting
Unknown - wrote on 08/19/14
'Boyhood' is an experiment in utilizing unique filmmaking techniques for the purpose of storytelling. The story presented is the complete adolescent years of Mason. It chronicles all his milestones in realistic fashion (a specialty of writer/director Linklater). Every single second of this film lives and breathes in reality, which makes it easy to relate. There's something indescribably special about watching these people age through each scene. You grow to be apart of this family. Good writing, directing, and acting makes things dramatically involving. I wanted more of an emotional connection to the film, some personal focus on just the boy. Maybe my expectations were off a bit. But there's no denying that 'Boyhood' is a unique and special cinematic experience.
