The title of this film was what mostly got my attention, that and that it was an action movie with some well-known actors, like Bill Skarsgård in the lead role, along with me only going by what little I knew about the premise and what little I have seen of the trailer, so I did not know what to expect when going into this film; also, I will add the fact that this film is by a first time film director, so I thought this was an interesting film to start out on. The film Boy Kills World (2024) was a fun, weird, and brutal action movie with excellent performances, outstanding action sequences, well-done choreography, nice camera work, a lot of weird and brutal moments, and a twist I was not expecting; I will say that going into this film not knowing much and without seeing the trailer, I think you will have a good time watching and will be surprised by how weird but stylized this film is.
The lead character named Boy played by Bill Skarsgård was excellent because the character is deaf, and mute so he must only do facial expressions throughout the film, and he does a fantastic job with both that and the fast-paced action sequences; I also liked the inner voice we hear voiced by H. Jon Benjamin who was funny and was not overused, he was used at the right moments, and I liked how he chose this specific voice to be inside his head. Other than the simple motivation for his revenge with it being that the Van Der Koys killed his family, and the training montage we get of him preparing, he also becomes part of a two-person resistance group who are entertaining in the film and are helpful on multiple occasions; to add to that, Boy trying lip read what they are saying can be funny because of how it is shown and how he can misinterpret something. Lastly, there is this Shaman character who trains Boy to get revenge, but without spoilers I cannot say anything else about him, so I will just say that he is just there to be a trainer until a major thing happens by the third act/third act climax.
The villains being the Van Der Koys who were all over the top in their performances but entertaining to watch, when either running their show known as "The Culling," or just going around picking up less fortunate people for their show, it was also entertaining to watch Boy pick them off one by one in many brutal ways, and these characters had an occasional funny line; lastly for villains, there was a cool character named June27 played by Jessica Rothe who was awesome to watch and looked cool in the action sequences when going up against Boy. The action sequences were spectacular with the great uses of wide shots and tracking shots where it is easy to see, and choreography is well-done with the actors being doing an excellent job performing these stunts, especially since the kills in the film are brutal and bloody; the film was funny, it had a twist that caught me off guard, and the only thing negative I noticed is from me nitpicking, but what I noticed was that there were some uses of CGI blood effects by the third act/third act climax that was a bit distracting during the major fight scenes.
The film Boy Kills World (2024) was a fun, weird, and brutal action movie with excellent performances, outstanding action sequences, well-done choreography, nice camera work, a lot of weird and brutal moments, a twist I was not expecting, and a simple revenge story handled in a crazy but investing way that kept my attention from beginning to end; I will say that you should go into this film without seeing the trailer, because I think it will help you a fun and entertaining experience with this weird and stylized film. People who love crazy and weird action films will like this, and for those who do not know much about this film or just are not that big on action movies, I highly recommend giving this a watch; not sure how many people will like this film, but I will say that this is definitely an action movie I am going to own and rewatch in the future.
The lead character named Boy played by Bill Skarsgård was excellent because the character is deaf, and mute so he must only do facial expressions throughout the film, and he does a fantastic job with both that and the fast-paced action sequences; I also liked the inner voice we hear voiced by H. Jon Benjamin who was funny and was not overused, he was used at the right moments, and I liked how he chose this specific voice to be inside his head. Other than the simple motivation for his revenge with it being that the Van Der Koys killed his family, and the training montage we get of him preparing, he also becomes part of a two-person resistance group who are entertaining in the film and are helpful on multiple occasions; to add to that, Boy trying lip read what they are saying can be funny because of how it is shown and how he can misinterpret something. Lastly, there is this Shaman character who trains Boy to get revenge, but without spoilers I cannot say anything else about him, so I will just say that he is just there to be a trainer until a major thing happens by the third act/third act climax.
The villains being the Van Der Koys who were all over the top in their performances but entertaining to watch, when either running their show known as "The Culling," or just going around picking up less fortunate people for their show, it was also entertaining to watch Boy pick them off one by one in many brutal ways, and these characters had an occasional funny line; lastly for villains, there was a cool character named June27 played by Jessica Rothe who was awesome to watch and looked cool in the action sequences when going up against Boy. The action sequences were spectacular with the great uses of wide shots and tracking shots where it is easy to see, and choreography is well-done with the actors being doing an excellent job performing these stunts, especially since the kills in the film are brutal and bloody; the film was funny, it had a twist that caught me off guard, and the only thing negative I noticed is from me nitpicking, but what I noticed was that there were some uses of CGI blood effects by the third act/third act climax that was a bit distracting during the major fight scenes.
The film Boy Kills World (2024) was a fun, weird, and brutal action movie with excellent performances, outstanding action sequences, well-done choreography, nice camera work, a lot of weird and brutal moments, a twist I was not expecting, and a simple revenge story handled in a crazy but investing way that kept my attention from beginning to end; I will say that you should go into this film without seeing the trailer, because I think it will help you a fun and entertaining experience with this weird and stylized film. People who love crazy and weird action films will like this, and for those who do not know much about this film or just are not that big on action movies, I highly recommend giving this a watch; not sure how many people will like this film, but I will say that this is definitely an action movie I am going to own and rewatch in the future.
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