Boy Kills World
critic Reviews
, 58% Rotten Tomatometer Score- Bolstered by Bill Skarsgård's all-in performance, Boy Kills World may offer just enough action thrills to offset its thinly written characters and predictable plot.
- , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSergio Burstein Los Angeles Times
Despite the enthusiasm it generates, “Boys Kills World” is – now – pure style over substance. [Full review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreJake WilsonThe Age (Australia)
Have I grown jaded? Maybe so. But it could be, too, that Boy Kills World suffers from the wrong kind of excess, not just in its approach to action but in the design of the plot, which piles one gimmick on top of another.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreSara Michelle FettersMovieFreak.com
While I liked a few of the goofier idiosyncratic touches...there weren’t enough of them to keep me fully engaged.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreMark KermodeKermode and Mayo's Take (YouTube)
It's brash. Violent. Fun.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreJames BerardinelliReelViews
It’s not a complete package but it’s fresher than much of what’s out there today and is difficult to dismiss even if it sometimes feels like a graphic novel married to a video game.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreRichard RoeperChicago Sun-Times
The ultraviolent Boy Kills World hits you over the head with gimmicks.
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreAglaia BerluttiEl nacional
With a peculiar visuals and a mute hero, director Moritz Mohr rethinks violence and explores it in an urban setting with primitive airs. [Full Review in Spanish]
Read full article - , Fresh Tomatometer ScoreSarah VincentAwardsWatch
If Boy Kills World makes one fatal flaw, it is hiding its light under a bushel and outfitting the Boy in a red vest thus covering the Skarsgård family abs.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreAndy KleinFilmWeek (KPCC - NPR Los Angeles)
The action is incredibly fast and a lot of CGI. Good stunt work, but trick editing that I'm less sympathetic to.
Read full article - , Rotten Tomatometer ScoreGraeme TuckettStuff.co.nz
Star Skarsgard has the abs and the moves to sell the stunts – but Boy Kills World’s jokes just don't work and the incessant voice-over from Bob's Burgers' H. Jon Benjamin quickly becomes an irritation.
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