Billy Boy (I) (2017) User Reviews

Timeline of story doesnt help, just makes a bad acting movie worse.

[jpc-19 · 3/10 · 12 August 2020]

The timeline just jumps all over the place with no clue if its past or present. With the bad acting it is also annoying. The kid gets beat by his friend but all his fights are with everyone else, He unstable, has no guts and makes bad decisions, I guess that makes a character if the timeline was stable at least.

MISFIRE - no passion

[samann888 · 1/10 · 31 May 2019]

I don't recommend this film. It really gets lost in all the crazy camera stunts. Actors were generally good, but a waste of Melissa Benoist's talent. I now understand why she made it as these were people from her prior series Glee. She needs to find better films. She's very good actress, she is very talented. Enjoy Supergirl instead.

Unless you're a braindead teen like the idiot in this movie,you'll hate it,it's awful...

[ncminus · 1/10 · 17 June 2018]

Zero stars. Pretentious,butt hurt,idiots trying playing real life. Skip this turd for sure or check it out for yourself and then complain about your wasted time.

Don't watch unless you consider yourself Low Brow

[kidjay83 · 1/10 · 17 June 2018]

This movie is so bad forced me to write a review i'm not going to add spoilers as its not even worth leaking any out .The movie to me has a basketball dairy,kids,Bomb the system kind of vibe to it .All those movies were way better than this film ,this has a film student quality to it which is to say it doesn't have any quality at all.For such wooden predictable cliche writing the actors seem to over act .This is a film for pretentious tool bag hipsters/unwiped artsy fartsy asses as well as navel gazers .Very predictable story you know how its going to end even before the end .Not worth seeing at all then to top it off you have the explicit sex scene thrown in out of no where which just as out of place as the actors.Any time i see some graphic sex in a movie its a huge red flag that the movie is horrible and the sex is thrown into shock and get people talking about about a film that should of never seen the light of day what the girl from super girl was thinking by being in this is beyond me .Imdb really needs to install a negative rating system because giving this a 1 in the positive is too much i would rate this a - Negative 5 if i could .Nothing to see here folks unless you like seeing nude melissa bolona at the expense of being bored to tears by this mental masturbation fodder don't bother

Not a masterpiece, but horribly realistic

[hampersnow-41369 · 7/10 · 3 June 2022]

Billy Boy is not an easy movie to watch and is certainly not going to appeal to everyone. This is not a Hollywood film , Hollywood would have turned this into some fake story about a bad boy with a heart of gold who gets the girl in the end. Horribly realistic, this is a movie with gritty and raw performances, especially from the talented lead who also wrote the film, but everyone is excellent in their role. The locations are perfect, the characters true to life. I don't love the use of playing the film backwards in some scenes, and the film does rely on the use now of telling the story out of order, but in this case it works. I have seen this movie a few times and will never understand it's poor rating and reviews. It really is a little gem if you like your stories personal and ugly. I think it's the sheer ugliness of the characters , story and ending that are turning viewers off, but it's a great film.

No. Just NO.

[the_nephilim71 · 1/10 · 20 September 2018]

I had high hopes for the movie but I was sadly disappointed. I thought it was terrible. It was difficult to follow the story, if the scenes were current or flashbacks, questionable acting on the part of several actors including Jenner. It's just not a good film. Period.

I mean, yeah I liked it

[futuremoviestar-55815 · 7/10 · 3 March 2024]

I actually enjoyed the film, a lot of sex and romance that doesn't really hold with the total message of the movie and the girlfriend that the main character has doesn't really help with that (but my personal preference with movies is that it doesn't have too many romantic scenes so this is just coming from me) I really liked it but there was a lot of jumping and flashbacks which kind of reminded me of "we need to talk about Kevin" but the difference is that this movie and that movie is that this movie doesn't give me a headache. In MY opinion there was some pretty good acting in the movie and the movie tries it's best to be cinema graphic in some moments but it comes off as kind of unnatural but not a bad movie at all.

It was pointless

[mitchell1805 · 3/10 · 18 August 2020]

I left the main character it served no purpose the whole story I felt no passion to it.

A Very Well Done Indie Film

[arffyoung-15223 · 10/10 · 16 June 2018]

I had been very interested in this film since it's announcement on Kickstart. A huge fan of Ms. Benoist, I wanted to see her in a story out of her normal realm of features. I wasn't dissapointed. This film is gritty and I found it easy to connect with the characters and their situations both good and bad. The ending was done quite well and unlike most Indie's doesn't leave you guessing as to the cause and effect of the character's actions.I found myself hoping for Billy to climb out of the situation(s) he found himself in. I watched it in a theater and later shared with friends from home. One film I will long remember. Good Job!!!!!

A great indie film.

[paulinalagudi · 10/10 · 17 November 2018]

A definite must see made by great people. The acting is phenomenal and the cinematography is fantastic.

This film is unsung... a brilliant raw and artistic vision!

[Rubysky12-868-730402 · 10/10 · 5 December 2018]

I was completely taken in by this movie. The performances were so raw and expert in my opinion, and the experimentational way this film was shot floored me. It's something that is missing from so many movies. It's reminiscent of Requiem for a Dream and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind. It's brave and entertaining but more importantly it's fresh. I recommend giving it a chance and watch with an artists' heart not a critic's.

Billy Boy is the film that you are missing out on if you haven't seen it yet

[alex-newman-983-917234 · 10/10 · 10 December 2018]

This movie is extremely powerful. The story telling is bold and very real, leaving nothing behind. All of the performances by all of the actors were very strong and because of this, as soon as the movie started, I felt instantly connected to them and going on this gritty story telling adventure with all of them. The film was beautifully shot, and the world which was created for the characters truly depicted what I had envisioned when watching the film. I highly recommend this film on all levels.

Watch it with the eyes of an artistic critic - but don't forget the story behind this movie.

[gabriellhtj · 10/10 · 30 March 2022]

Yes, I know the backstory, and Blake needs to be held accountable. He abused Melissa, hit her, all kinds of bs and he's psychotic. I'M NOT DEFENDING HIM. But the thing is, he's actually a damn good actor. And if you take all the backstage stuff away, you'll see that this is actually a pretty good movie.

BUT!

We CAN'T take that away. It's not right. And it's all so sad. He's a good actor and had future, but threw it all away. That's what's such a freaking shame.

I get the low-rating though - people are (rightfully!) boycotting this film because of everything that happened AND it has a low budget cause it's Blake's debut as a writer.

In any case, the guy needs to be held accountable, and I am glad that Melissa is free.

#IstandwithMelissa.