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Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Michelle Dockery, Brett Gelman, Isaiah Mustafa, Andrew Koji, Famke Janssen, Sharlto Copley, Yayan Ruhian, Quinn Copeland (mehr)Streaming (1)
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Skarsgård stars as "Boy" who avows revenge after his family is murdered by Hilda Van Der Koy (Janssen), the deranged matriarch of a corrupt post-apocalyptic dynasty that left the boy orphaned, deaf and voiceless. Driven by his inner voice, one which he co-opted from his favorite childhood video game, Boy trains with a mysterious shaman (Ruhian) to become an instrument of death and is set loose on the eve of the annual culling of dissidents. Bedlam ensues as Boy commits bloody martial arts mayhem, inciting a wrath of carnage and blood-letting. As he tries to get his bearings in this delirious realm, Boy soon falls in with a desperate resistance group, all the while bickering with the apparent ghost of his rebellious little sister. (Lionsgate US)
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Der Anfang ist sehr vielversprechend. Einige Ideen über die Wahrnehmung der Welt um den tauben Haupthelden herum sind ziemlich unterhaltsam, obwohl der Film nicht wirklich versucht, clever damit umzugehen. Ebenso versuchen die Schöpfer hier keine aufregende Welt zu gestalten, sodass die ganze innere Welt genauso oberflächlich wirkt wie das Level eines Arcade-Spiels (vielleicht war das beabsichtigt), dazu bevölkern sie die Handlung mit völlig nutzlosen, nervigen und motivationslosen Bösewichten (das war bestimmt nicht beabsichtigt) und versinken bald in repetitivem Action-Spektakel ohne jeglichen Inhalt (das war sicherlich nicht beabsichtigt). Der Film schneidet sich in der letzten Viertelstunde selbst ab, kehrt das bisherige Geschehen komplett um und begeht den billigsten Betrug am Zuschauer, den man sich vorstellen kann. Es geht nicht darum, stilvoll überraschend zu sein, es ist einfach eine hilflose Arbeit am Drehbuch. Und der Rest ist leider bei weitem nicht so mitreißend und cool, wie es sein will, damit man ihm mit einem Auge zudrücken könnte.
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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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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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