Réalisation:
Moritz MohrPhotographie:
Peter MatjaskoMusique:
Ludvig ForssellActeurs·trices:
Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, Andrew Koji, Famke Janssen, Sharlto Copley, Yayan Ruhian (plus)Résumés(1)
Boy, un garçon qui promet d’obtenir vengeance après que sa famille ait été décimée par Hilda Van Der Koy, matriarche dérangée d’une dynastie post-apocalyptique corrompue l’ayant laissé sourd et muet. Mené par sa voix intérieure inspirée du narrateur du jeu vidéo favori de son enfance, Boy est entraîné par un mystérieux shaman afin qu’il se transforme en une arme mortelle, puis mette en marche son plan destructeur la veille du carnage annuel des dissidents. Le chaos frappe lorsque Boy fait l’étalage de ses talents en arts martiaux, provoquant un bain de sang. Alors qu’il tente de retrouver ses repères dans ce royaume complètement déjanté, Boy se joint malgré lui à un groupe de rebelles, tout en devant composer avec le fantôme belliqueux de sa petite sœur. (VVS Films)
(plus)Critiques (5)
Le début est très prometteur. Certaines idées concernant la perception du monde environnant par le protagoniste sourd et muet sont assez amusantes, bien que le film ne semble pas se soucier de les exploiter intelligemment. De même, les créateurs ne tentent pas un worldbuilding très élaboré, de sorte que l'univers intérieur paraît aussi superficiel que le niveau d'un jeu d'arcade (ce qui est possiblement intentionnel), peuplé de méchants totalement vains, ennuyeux et sans motifs (ça, ça ne pouvait pas être intentionnel) et on tombe vite dans des scènes d'action très répétitives sans aucune substance (clairement pas intentionnel). Le film se sabote lui-même avec un twist dans le dernier quart qui renverse complètement la situation et constitue pour le spectateur la tromperie la plus cheap qu'on puisse imaginer. On ne parle alors plus d'être stylistiquement surprenant, mais plutôt juste d'un travail scénaristique inapte. Et le reste n'est malheureusement pas assez captivant ni cool pour qu'on puisse pardonner cette médiocrité, même en fermant les deux yeux.
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A bit of a disappointment for me, only the awesome finale pulls it up to a higher rating, but otherwise a bit of a letdown. The light-hearted concept bothered me a bit, unfortunately it isn't very funny and most of the actors overact disgustingly theatrically (Andrew Koji downright pissed me off here and doesn't perform anything). I was also quite bothered by Bill Skarsgård's inner voice and the humour was surprisingly lacking, but the action scenes were good, there’s a decent portion of gore, where heads and limbs are not spared. But then comes the finale, where the final 2 in 1 fight is the new ceiling of the action genre!! It was a like out of The Raid 2, with top choreography, nice slow-motion shots, fatalities; it made me scream and sweat like few have done before, this scene will definitively be in the TOP 10 fights on YouTube. 70%
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New King's / Bachman's Running Man, only with a troubled family history, surprisingly functional and strong twists, and with a confessed concentration disorder. For a long time it is mainly about bloody satire with plenty of jokes and a high cadence of lines, but only during the final sobriety and in the uncompromising final duel I was sitting in the chair so firmly attached that I would prefer to stay in it for another screening.
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This hammy romp about a deaf and dumb killer who has to overthrow a totalitarian regime spares no expense with absurd scenes, black humour and incredible action that combines the best of The Raid with childish imagination and naivety. The self-parody sequences where the protagonist tells the story in a video game voice, doesn't understand a mumbling comrade or sees things that can't exist in the real world get a heavy kick in the balls at the end. The film delivers not one but two switcheroos and becomes a heavy existential drama that turns the previous course on its head. An original fun flick with a great Bill Skarsgård and a godlike Sharlto Copley that bends the rules of the genre, clumsily, but enough to push them in the right direction. The best weapon is the grater, and macaroons are the food of the gods. P.S: Yayan Ruhian reprises the bloody finale from The Raid 2.
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I applaud! For a director and cinematographer who aren't seasoned stars in their field, they did a great job! Boy Kills World takes the action one-man carnage from John Wick, brisk meme sequences from Kingsman, the occasional geek visuals from Scott Pilgrim vs. The World and the Tarantino style of narrative from Kill Bill, and I must say that if you free yourself from any sort of "believability" and purely enjoy this action packed R-rated flick, you will be more than satisfied! Because this is a nonstop brawl with blown heads, hectolitres of blood, a fine story and main character and plenty of humour and as a whole it works perfectly. There's even a 2v1 final boss fight and that rounds off this ride more than perfectly. I have to say I have no idea what everyone has such a problem with, because I had an amazing time and I would recommend this whole colourful carnage with perfect and clear cinematography to all genre fans with absolutely no qualms.
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