Boyhood

TAKE 1: One Man’s Opinion

…because film is largely subjective

by Frederick William Springer III

Boyhood

Release Date:  16 August 2014                                                             Runtime:  165 Minutes              
Review Date:  1 September 2014                                                          Rating:  4 (of 6)

      Hearing about the concept, a movie that follows a family of characters over 12 years filmed over an actual 12-year period, I was intrigued.  I also admired the ambition and the fortitude Writer/Director/Producer Richard Linklater possessed.

     The editing was superb, the transition year to year very natural.  And at nearly 3 hours, Boyhood never seemed long.

     Story wise, it was nothing special, just going through the motions.  But still worth checking out for the decade plus seamless time-lapse.