Boy Kills World
Roadside Attractions | Release Date: April 26, 2024 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
47
METASCORE
Mixed or average reviews based on 27 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
10
Negative:
6
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
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Rolling StoneDavid FearApr 23, 2024
The movie starts off as yet another Kill Bill, et al. clone. Thanks to its star, it at least goes out as something closer to Kill, Bill, Kill! Read full review
50
IGNKatie RifeMay 1, 2024
Overstuffed and wearisome, pulpy action comedy Boy Kills World proves that there can be too much of a good thing. Read full review
50
The A.V. ClubLauren J. CoatesApr 26, 2024
While the dialogue, world-building, and characters may be lackluster, there’s one thing that Boy Kills World can always be relied upon to deliver, and that’s violence. Read full review
50
Washington PostTy BurrApr 26, 2024
Boy Kills World, a cheeky and extremely bloody action extravaganza, keeps an audience so off-balance for so long that you may throw in the towel well before the final bad guy falls. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRichard RoeperApr 25, 2024
There’s no denying the “John Wick”-type artistry involved in some of the action sequences, but the screenplay invokes far too many gimmicks and eventually takes some wild Act III turns that feel manipulative and borderline ridiculous. Read full review
50
IndieWireDavid EhrlichApr 25, 2024
In spite of its demented enthusiasm (as well as this independently financed, Sam Raimi-produced film’s welcome rejection of anything that might resemble a studio note), Mohr’s frenetic and exhausting video game of a movie doesn’t know where to focus its energy. Read full review
50
TheWrapWilliam BibbianiApr 24, 2024
A hodgepodge of exuberant stylistic flourishes and pop culture references, and while it’s often briefly entertaining, it’s never consistently anything except manic. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 24, 2024
There are clever ideas and casting flourishes at the heart of “Boy Kills World.” But in execution, one keeps coming back to the phrase “Less is more,” even in a hyper-violent action comedy where the excess is kind of the point. Read full review
40
Los Angeles TimesRobert AbeleApr 26, 2024
Apart from mistaking energy for exhilaration, the movie is a mostly flavorless puree of dark humor, comic-book sentimentality and ultra-bloody combat. But it’s the relentless and banal video-game aesthetic that may get you involuntarily reaching for a controller in hopes of finding a pause button. Read full review
40
EmpireSophie ButcherApr 25, 2024
Despite some fun action excess and an impressively committed performance from Bill Skarsgård, Boy Kills World is a muddled, tiring mess, favouring violent shocks over cohesive storytelling. Read full review
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