Boy Erased
This may be the most controversial and controversial issue of the year, with the son of a Baptist preacher forced to participate in a gay conversion program supported by the Church. After that, he was forced out to his parents, in a story that seemed more dramatic and powerful amidst many challenges that the Church might face.
5 June 1995, Johannesburg, South Africa
23 June 1974, Blacktown, New South Wales, Australia
27 December 1995, LaGrange, Georgia, USA
7 April 1964, Wellington, New Zealand
December 06, 2018
Only another impressive turn from Lucas Hedges elevates this earnest but slipshod drama above the level of an after-school special.
December 05, 2018
Edgerton fleshed out the contradictions and challenges [the Eamons] face very well with the help of nuanced performances. [Not so much the other characters.]
November 09, 2018
To its great credit, "Boy Erased" never reduces Jared's parents to monolithic, backwards-thinking caricatures.
December 04, 2018
The taboos between faith and homosexuality are canvassed in this sensitively directed and shocking expose about conversion therapy.
November 08, 2018
Although Boy Erased depicts a series of injustices, its ultimate message is one of the hope and optimism that can accompany acceptance.
November 09, 2018
If you know someone who is thinking of putting their kid though one of these programs, buy them a ticket. If not, what's the point?
November 08, 2018
The film boasts a range of great performances by fine actors, including the up-and-coming and soon to be ubiquitous Lucas Hedges. It also offers a screenplay penned by Edgerton that treats the subject and its opposing views with care and consideration.
November 09, 2018
Edgerton proves an incisive filmmaker. Every beat has weight. Every close-up registers. He values silence - he trusts you to feel things along with his characters.
December 05, 2018
"Cameron Post" attacked the same cycle of punishment and profundity without resorting to cliché, also unearthing a more organic understanding of human need and the power of fear. It's the better film.
November 30, 2018
An emotional, skillfully-made film about the need to love and accept people just as they are.
November 09, 2018
"Boy Erased" has its heart in the right place in exposing these supposed treatment centers. But where it should light a fire, it barely musters any smoke.
December 05, 2018
The scenes of Jared coping with his feelings are hard to watch, including a homosexual rape scene, and Jared's uncomfortable relationships with his parents and friends. While there is a peaceful resolution to Jared's dilemma, there is also tragedy.
