Boys Don't Cry Review |
by David N. Butterworth |
Hilary Swank's breakthrough, Oscar=AE-winning performance as Teena
Brandon dominates "Boys Don't Cry," a harrowing, true-life tale about a
20-year-old Nebraskan native who chose to live her life as a boy until her
grisly end at the hands of her...more |
Boys Don't Cry Review |
by Ron Small |
The story of Teena Brandon is more than just that, it's the story of Mathew
Shepard, possibly even the story of Howard Beach. Shepard was killed for being
gay and Beach was killed for being black. Both were killed out of intolerance,
possibly fear as...more |
Boys Don't Cry Review |
by Scott Renshaw |
BOYS DON'T CRY
(Fox Searchlight)
Starring: Hilary Swank, Chloe Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton
III, Alison Folland, Alicia Goranson.
Screenplay: Kimberly Peirce and Andy Bienen.
Producers: Jeffrey Sharp, John Hart, Eva Kolodner and Christine...more |
Boys Don't Cry Review |
by Eugene Novikov |
Starring Hilary Swank, Chloë Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton
III. Directed by Kimberly Peirce. Rated R (Warning: This movie is on
the outer boundaries of the R rating. Don't take aunt Helen). more |
Boys Don't Cry Review |
by Jerry Saravia |
It is no secret that America has its share of homophobia and racism abounding
in all corners of every state. I am sure in Falls City, Nebraska, it is no
different. The girl who passed herself off as a boy named Brandon Teena
probably knew that such...more |
Boys Don't Cry Review |
by Greg King |
BOYS DON'T CRY (R).
(Twentieth Century Fox)
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Stars: Hilary Swank, Chloe Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III,
Alison Folland, Alicia Gornason, Matt McGrath, Rob Campbell, Jeanetta Arnette
Running time: 114...more |
Boys Don't Cry Review |
by Bob Bloom |
Teena admits to suffering from a "sexual identity crisis." Teena dresses
like a man. She binds her breasts, stuffs a sock into the crotch of her
blue jeans and cruises bars. She calls herself Brandon Teena. more |
Boys Don't Cry Review |
by Paul X Foley |
This film, based on actual events, chronicles the story of Teena Brandon, a
young woman who passed as a man and was raped and murdered when her identity
was uncovered. It is a fascinating and disturbing story, an unsentimental look
at the American...more |
Boys Don't Cry Review |
by James Sanford |
Although it's not mentioned in director Kimberly Peirce's
wrenching "Boys Don't Cry," the real-life Brandon Teena worshipped Cher,
the singer-actress who has made a career out of her ability to change
her looks to suit whatever's in fashion. But...more |
Boys Don't Cry Review |
by George Wu |
She was born Teena Brandon in Lincoln, Nebraska, but she introduced herself
to everyone as Brandon Teena. She dressed like a boy, acted like a boy, and
had girlfriends whom she apparently treated better than had she been a boy.
Even after she was found...more |
Boys Don't Cry Review |
by Harvey S. Karten |
Reviewed by Harvey Karten
Fox Searchlight Pictures
Director: Kimberly Peirce
Writer: Kimberly Peirce & Andy Bienen
Cast: Hilary Swank, Chloe Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard,
Brendan Sexton III, Alison Folland, Alicia Goranson, Matt
McGrath, Rob Campbell,...more |
Boys Don't Cry Review |
by Steve Rhodes |
The slightly effeminate Brandon likes doing all those manly things such
as hanging out at bars hitting "on" the gals and "at" the guys. After
lots of carousing, he's off to try a dangerous sport that's like
water-skiing on land but pulled by a pickup...more |
Boys Don't Cry Review |
by Akiva Gottlieb |
rated R
Fox Searchlight Pictures
114 minutes
starring Hilary Swank, Chloe Sevigny, Peter Sarsgaard, Brendan Sexton III,
Alison Folland, Alicia Goranson, Matt McGrath, Rob Campbell, Jeanna Arnette
written by Andy Bienen and Kimberly Peirce
directed by...more |