Boulevard

Boulevard has a pretty good premise and features a great cast with Robin Williams and Kathy Baker, but I can't shake the pervasive feeling of emotional emptiness that washed over me throughout the film. The main character discovers the recesses of his sexuality late in life, struggles with a long-standing marital crisis, deals with problems at work and visits his slowly dying father in hospital - it sounds very appealing on paper, but the whole thing feels too superficial, even boring at times, which really sucks as there was a lot of potential. The most impressive scene was the final confrontation between Nolan and his wife, the rest was rather bland. (10/24/2019)

Without Robin Williams' acting performance, who once again proved that dramatic roles were his own, this film wouldn't be worth mentioning. This is a very poorly written script, where in the end, you should feel a connection with the main character, but it simply doesn't work. There is nothing good or right in his decisions that would justify his happiness in the end. (08/25/2015)