Overall, the film is very strong and compassionate.

| Sep 2, 2020

Those behind Boy A invite us to ponder whether outrage might also have a statute of limitations.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 13, 2018

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Nov 17, 2011

Full Review | Original Score: C- | Sep 7, 2011

Andrew Garfield nailed an assignment many actors would avoid or, worse, botch in "Boy A" - embody a grown, traumatized man experiencing emotional honesty, transparent kindness, sexual intimacy and genuine appreciation from others for the first time.

| Original Score: 4/4 | Sep 25, 2010

The material is thought-provoking and features some very good performances.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Oct 23, 2008

The limits of redemption and forgiveness get challenged ruthlessly in this haunting drama...

| Oct 21, 2008

Efficiently directed by John Crowley, Boy A avoids exploitation while never soft-selling its thorny subject matter.

| Original Score: B+ | Oct 17, 2008

The genius of Garfield's performance is that he fills him with equal amounts of terror and wonder.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 19, 2008

This is a brutally honest story that pulls no punches. It excels at everything from the directing and acting to the editing and photography. A stunning achievement

| Original Score: 4/4 | Sep 16, 2008

It makes us feel sympathy for the devil.

| Original Score: 3.5/4 | Sep 12, 2008

Garfield is definitely an actor to watch, but prepare yourself for the disappointing ending.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4 | Sep 5, 2008

Director John Crowley, a veteran Irish theater director now working in film, is deliberate with every last element of his film.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Sep 5, 2008

It's a sad movie, no question -- but like most great drama, it inspires admiration for its thoughtfulness and its craft.

| Original Score: A- | Sep 2, 2008

Boy A is the kind of movie that falls victim to the new role of multiplex as babysitter of teenagers. Its life in the theatres will be short, but for the few that find it now it will be worth it.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 29, 2008

Even its structurally weaker moments give Garfield an opportunity to expand on Jack's physical and mental dislocation. Given Boy A's final floating reel, it's an anchoring performance in every sense of the word.

| Original Score: 3/4 | Aug 29, 2008

The new British film 'Boy A' poses a question that is easy to ask but nearly impossible to answer: Can we ever really escape from our own misdeeds?

| Original Score: 4/5 | Aug 25, 2008

His sophomore feature, Boy A explores bleak territory but its insistence on not tying everything up in neat little bows is to be commended.

| Aug 23, 2008

The movie is taut with suspense but culminates in wise resignation as the hero comes to understand he's running from a part of himself.

| Aug 12, 2008

Crowley gets a remarkable performance from Andrew Garfield: his Jack is a person who carries guilt with him even when he is trying to override it.

| Aug 11, 2008