Boys Don't Cry Reviews

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