In mid-1970s Savannah, two bright but rebellious boys, Francis Doyle and Tim Sullivan, fight boredom, hormones and harsh teachers as they struggle to find something meaningful beyond the walls of their parish school. Francis, an exceptional artist whose imaginative forays into a fictional universe of good and evil fill his notebooks with comic-book imagery, creates a netherworld of superhero alter egos for the two boys. When the ultra-strict Sister Assumpta seizes their artwo... (Full plot summary below)
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In mid-1970s Savannah, two bright but rebellious boys, Francis Doyle and Tim Sullivan, fight boredom, hormones and harsh teachers as they struggle to find something meaningful beyond the walls of their parish school. Francis, an exceptional artist whose imaginative forays into a fictional universe of good and evil fill his notebooks with comic-book imagery, creates a netherworld of superhero alter egos for the two boys. When the ultra-strict Sister Assumpta seizes their artwork one day, the boys embark upon an obsessed trail of revenge that ultimately changes their lives.
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| ReelTalk Movie ReviewsDiana SaengerToo dark for teens; too far into the comic vision for adults. |
| Wall Street JournalJoe MorgensternThe look and feel of the film is entirely beguiling. It is deliberately not a period piece, heavy with dated styles and fads, but instead evokes a sense of timelessness. |
| Washington PostDesson ThomsonSteers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches. Character takes the wheel and dictates the action, not the other way around. |
| Arizona RepublicBill MullerAlthough McFarlane's sequences are inventive, the rest of the film moves languidly. |
| New York Daily NewsJack MathewsA fine, inventive '70s period piece about friendship, first love, and growing up to face the hard lessons of life. |
| The New York TimesStephen HoldenThe masterstroke of this small, heartfelt directorial debut (by Peter Care, from a screenplay by Jeff Stockwell) is its integration of animated sequences (by Todd McFarlane) in which action-adventure caricatures of the comic book characters parallel or comment on events in the boys' lives. |
| Charlotte ObserverLawrence ToppmanThe dangers in the lives of these Catholic teens are self-made; they spring from small-town boredom and lead to a conclusion that's meant to be emotionally crushing but is only slightly affecting. |
| Fantastica DailyStaci Layne WilsonThe Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys is a magical mix of live action drama and animated adventure. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekA promising, unconventional, often affecting though uneven effort...a commendable, if flawed, attempt to breathe new life into the coming-of-age genre. |
| Milwaukee Journal SentinelPaul DoroThe film overcomes the regular minefield of coming-of-age cliches with potent doses of honesty and sensitivity. |
