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Boyhood (15)

Drama

The life of a young man, Mason, from age 5 to age 18.

More information on this production is available at www.universalpictures.co.uk.

The critical consensus

Beautifully told and performed, Boyhood is a sombre, charismatic masterpiece.

Douglas Greenwood, The Edinburgh Reporter, 03/07/2014

Given the fractured nature of the shoot, the film is remarkably fluent, and fortunate that young Ellar Coltrane is mostly an intriguing focus.

***(*)(*)Siobhan Synnot, The Scotsman, 06/07/2014

The punishing length aside, it’s a triumphant experimental film that offers a unique cinematic one-off.

****(*)Eddie Harrison, The List, 08/07/2014

Linklater’s beautiful film is an extraordinary achievement — tender, funny, wise and wistful, full of warmth and humanity.

*****Liz Beardsworth, Empire Online, 07/07/2014

Wistful, nostalgic and judged to perfection.

*****Vadim Rizov, Little White Lies, 09/07/2014

Extraordinary in form, ‘ordinary’ in content, Boyhood is ambitious, intimate and unforgettable. It might just be the apex of Linklater’s life’s work.

*****Matt Glasby, Total Film, 10/07/2014

Seems so affecting and so truthful in spite of its slow-burning, episodic storytelling.

****(*)Geoffrey MacNab, The Independent, 10/07/2014

It is one of the great films of the decade.

*****Peter Bradshaw, The Guardian, 10/07/2014

Boyhood is a lovely, beautiful thing and easily one of the best American films of the year.

*****Allan Hunter, Daily Express, 11/07/2014

Boyhood contains a whole young lifetime's worth of joy and disappointment and things in between, and in just the right proportions.

*****Laurence Phelan, The Independent, 12/07/2014

This is filmmaking almost as a living document, completely in the moment but fully cognisant of how precious those moments might turn out to be.

****(*)Alistair Harkness, The Scotsman, 12/07/2014

While other directors may appear to be looking at their characters, Linklater seems to be looking with them, sharing in their hopes and dreams, encouraging and allowing us to do the same.

****(*)Mark Kermode, The Observer, 13/07/2014


Features about Boyhood (15)

Ethan Hawke and Patricia Arquette interview: Growing up in public

Gill Pringle, The Independent, 04/07/2014

Richard Linklater and Ellar Coltrane: 'Making Boyhood was a dear process'

Kate Kellaway, The Observer, 06/07/2014

Where and when?

General release. Check local listings for show times.

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