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One of my all time favorites.

A waste of 90 minutes of my life

The performances transcend the film's tropes, grounding it in characters that feel more complete than this subgenre often produces.

The acting is good, and the firecracker script has some excellent ideas.

I read the book so many times. Even knew there was a movie about it I had read and re read the book. I loved Tobias Wolff's writing. I think a major reason I didn't like it was because the book had so much to offer. It felt as though there wasn't enough depth in the movie. The movie was good no doubt. I am not a fan of Leonardo Di caprio. However, he did do a good job in this movie. I could think of no one better who could play the role of father as well as Robert De Niro did... Overall it was good and I wouldn't mind watching it again. Though I would prefer reading it again a lot more. Which is a lot for me to say because I do prefer movies a lot more than books. (sorry)

Entertaining from start to finish, this film is more than a depressing film, it's a film about hope, chances, and positivity.This film documents the events in the life of Tobias Wolff and his rough journey as an adolescent. (You should Wikipedia some information after the film since this was released in 1993 and many things can change since then 'till now) The acting from Leonardo DiCaprio, Robert De Niro, and Ellen Barkin is sublime, and this film is worth watching.It centers around the life of a child as he lives life with his mother (his father left with the child's older brother who eventually released a book called "Duke of Deception: Memories of My Father"). His life is nothing short of rough, a town of nobodies, but his desire to leave is as strong as his will to do so.This Boy's Life is about finding the positivity in negative situations and taking chances before they pass you by forever. Inspiring and brilliant, Leonardo DiCaprio at a young age still acts better than many.Enjoy this film.

As far as biopics go, this movie really isn't the most interesting one around. I mean, who is Tobias Wolff to deserve a picture being made about his life. The things he went through during his youth really aren't the toughest and he also hasn't really accomplished anything in life to consider him deserving of such a biopic. He basically is an average Joe, from Hometown USA. It doesn't mean that this is a bad movie, it just is a bit of a redundant one you can easily do without.Sure, the movie has a nice story, that is a real typical drama one, without feeling not ever real or convincing enough. It's a good thing that the movie doesn't ever really go over-the-top with its emotions and drama, which is of course also thanks to the movie its actors. The movie has a real surprising cast, with already established names such as Robert De Niro, Chris Cooper and Ellen Barkin in it. It however also stars some at the time still young and raising stars. The movie stars a young Leonardo DiCaprio, even before he did "What's Eating Gilbert Grape", which became his real first big breakthrough. All of the actors are powerful within their roles and also real surprising at times. We for instance don't to often see De Niro like this. The movie also stars a still young and also very unknown Tobey Maguire, in a real small part though but it was fun to notice him.The cast is also being directed well. Sort of too bad that director Michael Caton-Jones doesn't make more drama's, since this is obviously were the most of his talent lays. Instead he more often works on overblown big pictures, like "The Jackal" and "Basic Instinct 2". Also his "Rob Roy" was far from the picture that it could had turned out to be."This Boy's Life" is simply a good movie but I just wouldn't exactly call it a must-see or anything like that.7/10http://bobafett1138.blogspot.com/

The movie revolves around a period of time in Tobias Wolffs upbringing.Tobias' mother marries another single parent in concrete as a way to escape her financial troubles raising a lone son on her own.I will not get into details but heres what I thought of the movie: Deniros character is easy to despise.The kind where you would punch through the screen if it was possible.This was the first pre-Titanic movie I saw for Dicaprio and he really convinced me he did not get in the profession based solely on his looks.He gave a very empassioned performance. The overall theme of the movie was "Escape".Find a way out of the current living situation in any way possible.Tobias fakes his school transcripts and it all comes down to the interview with the prep school representative who comes to concrete to interview him.Tobias is in a suit with his hair gelled and sitting in the local icecream shoppe with his interviewer discussing his future.Suddenly two of his friends walk in and one of them is talking about a sexual encounter he had in lewd terms.I was on the edge of my seat figuratively speaking as Tobias also stopped talking and was apparently uncomfortable.They pass without recognize him and we all breathe a sigh of relief.On his way out after the swell interview,guess who shows up.Noneother than Dwight! He starts calling Tobias a know-it-all and wouldn't you know it that only enhanced Tobias' image in the eyes of the interviewer as the envied oppressed wonderkid. It ended with Tobias and his mom taking the opportunity to leave when it arose with Caroline going to Washington to take a position in the Kennedy campaign and Tobias going to prep school.It was that simple of an ending but overall I was really drawn into the movie and was satisfied.