The Butcher Boy

At first I thought that this was going to be a nice Irish version of the movie Gentlemen Boys. I enjoyed the shots of the Irish town. The boy in the leading role was appropriately naughty. Everything was okay. At least until he began to annoy me with his shenanigans so much that even I would give him a thrashing. However, all his troubles were mixing with sad scenes, where I was probably supposed to cry for him but I was rather waiting where all this would lead. I understand that we have only one sound mind. The finale is a brutal massacre, Gentlemen Boys pale in comparison and in my entire life I’ve possibly never been more surprised. I don’t think I have seen such change and shock in one movie ever before. It fascinates me even more that somebody has decided to shoot this story, originally based on a book. Hats off to the director and to the boy in the leading role as well, as he also received a number of awards. That doesn’t surprise me in the slightest. (10/16/2013)