Boyhood

Boyhood
Main Stars: Ellar Coltrane, Patricia Arquette, Lorelei Linklater and Ethan Hawke
Director: Richard Linklater

What its about: Boyhood is a simple film in idea. It follows the character of Mason from early childhood to his life in college. What makes it special in my eyes is the time frame. This film took 12 years to film, do you know why? The characters actually age. Mason (the actor) and the other characters around him actually age throughout this film growing up into what they would and do look like.

Whats good about it? This film has integrity brought from the time spent filming. It is all about character development and it this aspect it shines, Ethan (who plays mason) does a fantastic job throughout the film and feels like this film is a documentary in some ways. Its story is realistic and somber at times.

What I think: This film is a good watch, as i watched as i myself finished high school I connected to this film and understood Mason. It was interesting involving and just to put it bluntly, nice. It was a film I probably watch again because of the nostalgic feel to it.  My biggest problem with this film was its end. It was unfulfilling for the reason I knew if this was real it wasn't the end of the story, it did its job but I think because of the type of film it was it was no great.
Check out the trailer below!!

Rating: 
I would give this film 3.5/5  (7/10)
Imdb gave this film 8.1/10 (4/5)