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- Review aggregator Rotten Tomatoes shows a 77% rating based on 61 reviews and an average rating of 7.4/10. The site's critics consensus reads, "Equal parts comical and harrowing, The Butcher Boy is a sobering tale of abuse told with an imaginative lyricism that is by turns inspired and distracting."
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Apr 17, 1998 · Reviews. The Butcher Boy. Comedy. 105 minutes ‧ R ‧ 1998. Roger Ebert. April 17, 1998. 4 min read. Neil Jordan ‘s “The Butcher Boy” tells the story of an Irish boy who turns violent and insane under the pressure of a tragic childhood and a sense of betrayal.
The Butcher Boy: Directed by Neil Jordan. With Eamonn Owens, Sean McGinley, Peter Gowen, Alan Boyle. The antisocial son of an alcoholic father and a bipolar mother grows up in 1960s Ireland.
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According to me, "Heavenly Creatures" (one of my fav movies) is far superior to "The Butcher Boy" even if the latter *is* a good movie. However, not even Kate Winslet (who stars in HC) can top Eamonn Owens's performance as Francie. Owens is brilliant and I am very impressed by him.
Set in the early 1960s, The Butcher Boy is about Francie Brady (Eamonn Owens), a 12-year-old boy who retreats into a violent fantasy world to escape the reality of his dysfunctional family; as his circumstances worsen, his sanity deteriorates and he begins acting out, with increasing brutality.
Aug 9, 2018 · What was the extraordinary work of the imagination on the page in Patrick McCabe's 1992 novel, The Butcher Boy, is fully complemented by Neil Jordan's surreal, startling and richly cinematic ...
The Butcher Boy is bold and often shocking, but the film’s playful humor crashes against the dark, manic, sometimes depressing material and makes for an oddly enjoyable-if-devastating drama.
Set in the early 1960s, The Butcher Boy is about Francie Brady (Eamonn Owens), a 12-year-old boy who retreats into a violent fantasy world to escape the reality of his dysfunctional family; as his circumstances worsen, his sanity deteriorates and he begins acting out, with increasing brutality.
