The Mudge Boy
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Movie Reviews of The Mudge Boy
Movie Review: A sensitive story well told
Summary: 4 Stars
This well judged and unusual tale remains engaging right to the end. The directing is spot on being sypathetic to the characters while Emile Hirsch and Tom Guiry are both excellent in their roles. They flesh out the hidden agendas and nuances in a totally believable manner.
The film is great to look at and accomplishes atmospheric scenes with excellent photography. This is an easy four stars for me.
Movie Review: Diffent for Emile Hirsch
Summary: 4 Stars
So i saw him in Girl Next Door and the Amazing movie called Into the Wild so i was expecting a great show and that i got. It was quite different i must say. It definately kept me interested because i wanted to see what happened between the 2 characters some of it was predictable but alot of it was soo not. a great movie thoughMovie Review: Emile is incredible
Summary: 4 Stars
This was an indie film that I had never heard of before. I have always loved Emile's work, i think think that he is a phenomenal actor, so I decided to give this one a try, I purchased it and instantly liked the movie, it is an interesting film. Really did enjoy it.....Movie Review: Emotional/Social Isolation meets Child Abuse: result is disturbing interaction
Summary: 3 Stars
There have been some very good reviews written giving the synopsis so I won't re-hash that. This is a very disquieting movie - social isolation in rural isolation, and themes of not fitting in. No emotional attachment/connections are apparent until the 2 main characters meet. It is interesting how the relationship develops - being to referred to as a friend by Perry (even as a throw-away line) starts the "relationship".
The wedding dress/barn scene is truly disturbing. And yet the reaction of Duncan is not what you expect (was he into it or not?) - unless you have had anything to do with abondoned youth that are desperately seeking a connection in any form. Perry is a sad one and yet he reacts to the gentleness and innocence in Duncan as one would expect from a victim of child abuse (who react to positive attention and adoration and recognise those that are not a threat)...he has compassion in the scene with the chicken, returning it to Duncan. However, WARNING, if you don't like sad endings or disturbing ones DON'T GO BEYOND THE RETURNING OF THE CHICKEN. It was hinted at in other reviews but I didn't realise that the giving back of the chicken was not the end of it for the chicken.
I saw hope of acceptance of self and others in the scene at night in the truck with the kiss. Watching Perry give the boy what he thought he wanted even though he was angry that he did want to give it to the boy - and the gentleness and courage of the boy to change it into what he wanted causing a momentary softening in Perry. The outcome of that brief softening was that of a door slamming on possibilites (and a fist slamming from an abusive father), to be opened near the end (before the chicken scene) showing Perry could be saved from his wretched spiral given the right stimuli. There are some issues with the movie but I am not one of those techno-buffs that pick holes in production, or a critic of writing or acting - I just love movies that express love in its various forms. Do I wish I hadn't bought this? No. Am I recommeding it? Yes, however the chicken scene needs to be rated as disturbing - but then I love happy endings and I didn't get one.
Movie Review: Emile Hirsch did an Outstanding Performance
Summary: 3 Stars
Though this movie had a beautiful cinematic look, I felt the pacing was a bit slow and at times dragged to the point of needing fast forwarding. As the synopsis is available I will not go in depth with the Plot, however I will mention I felt the movie was a bit too "heavy" for my tastes and lacked any light moments or uplifting tones (which I believe was the intentions of the filmmakers - therefore they did accomplish their desired effect), ultimately I felt the movie was depressing to watch and the closure of the film left me aghast.
However Emile Hirsch did an Outstanding Performance; he is a very talented young man! I also enjoyed his performance in Imaginary Heroes with Sigourney Weaver (another somewhat disturbing Movie about family tragedy and the grieving process).
If you're in for a slow paced, heavy drama, dealing with the pain of loss and the suffering of the grieving process this might be the movie for you. It is beautifully shot film and has some powerful performances worth the stars I've given it, however it's just a little too depressing for my tastes.