Boy Kills World

Boy Kills World

When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 115 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Thrillers
  • Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Yayan Ruhian, Andrew Koji, Isaiah Mustafa, Famke Janssen, Sharlto Copley, Brett Gelman, Quinn Copeland, Nicholas Crovetti, Cameron Crovetti, Michelle Dockery, H. Jon Benjamin, Inge Beckmann, Jane de Wet, Shane John Kruger, Martin Munro, Kevin Otto, Frances Sholto-Douglas
  • Director: Moritz Mohr
 Comments
  • michvanbeek - 3 July 2024
    Absurd, fast and highly entertaining. I liked it.
    German director Moritz Mohr comes with his first cinema film, after having made a number of shorts in the distant past. They managed to get Bill Skarsgård for the leading role, whom we all know from his role as Pennywise the Dancing Clown from the diptych of It. In addition to Skarsgård, we see our own Famke Janssen, who of course gained world fame for her roles in the James Bond film Goldeneye and for her role as Jean Gray in The X-Men films. For the rest we see names like Sharlto Copley (District 9, Chappie), Jessica Rothe (Happy Death Day, La La Land) and Brett Gelman, among others, who will recognize most from his role as Murray Bauman in Stranger Things. The papers are fine and although I really didn't know what to expect from this, I decided to sit down and enjoy it.

    The film is most reminiscent of a mix of Kill Bill, The Hunger Games and The Running Man. That is a strange combination of course, but it seems that the director on duty has taken a good look at the Tarantino films, because the vibe is really there. The story is thin but well developed. A deaf and mute boy sees his family slaughtered before his eyes by tyrant Hilda Van Der Koy and manages to get away himself. He ends up with Shaman who gives him tough training and teaches him how to fight in order to take revenge on Hilda. We are shown the training and it is reminiscent of films such as Bloodsport or Kickboxer. The use of music in the film in particular is reminiscent of earlier martial arts films. In any case, it offers great entertainment and in the barely two hours that the film lasts you will not be bored for a second.

    Still, the CGI gore used in the film is annoying. We often see computer animated blood appear in films and in this film it flows freely, but it looks like you are playing a Playstation game. It will certainly reduce costs and work for such a production, but it doesn't look nice and often prevents me from empathizing with the scenes. Actually, that is one of the few criticisms I can give, because there is little or nothing to criticize about the rest. The film doesn't take itself seriously for a second, it has quite a lot of humor and is also absurd, so you don't even have to mention the term 'credibility' or 'realism'. No, the film is about revenge, fighting, spilling gallons of blood and a lot of humor. The film even has a twist that I certainly didn't expect. That made the film more than satisfactory and I think they should be able to market a second part in this way.

    Boy Kills World has become an absurd adrenaline ride that entertains for the entire duration. With a nice role for our own Famke Janssen and Bill Skarsgärd who, with his well-trained body, sheds a lot of blood and makes his limbs fly around. The music is excellent in the film and gives a Tarantino feel at some points. No, I don't mean that you should expect a Tarantino film, but the idea is there and reminiscent of it. The film even has a nice plot twist that I certainly did not expect and that meant that I left the theater completely amused. Is this film worth seeing in the cinema? As far as I'm concerned, yes, and you should just do that with a large bowl of popcorn and a nice drink.
  • chasingmuses - 19 June 2024
    Do you like John Wick? How about Guns Akimbo?
    Do you like John Wick? How about Guns Akimbo?

    This is like a wild mashup between both!!! Bill Skarsgard does an incredible job conveying emotion and humor w/o saying a word. The supporting team 💪 are incredible, I wish I knew what Mr mumble was saying. The shaman was a joy to watch the fight & training arch scenes with & the twist was pretty good. The villain family - each member of the family did a memorable performance 😂

    Great movie for a late night violent sarcastic comedy with old school fight choreography that reminds me of 90s martial arts movies mixed with John Wick level gun foo.

    Go watch it.