Little Boy
Open Road Films | Release Date: April 24, 2015 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
30
METASCORE
Generally unfavorable reviews based on 24 Critic Reviews
Positive:
3
Mixed:
8
Negative:
13
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Critic Reviews

Critic scorePublicationBy date
50
San Francisco ChronicleWalter AddiegoApr 23, 2015
The film has a good cast, and is competently made in a plain-vanilla way, but its greatest appeal will be to those who share its endorsement of traditional religious values. Read full review
50
Movie NationRoger MooreApr 22, 2015
Little Boy is loaded with weighty subjects and teachable moments, all doled out between generous helpings of tragedy and sentiment. It’s ambitious, but a cluttered weeper whose lessons might have stuck, had there been fewer of them. Read full review
50
Slant MagazineEd GonzalezApr 18, 2015
It conveys life experience to such a sentimentalized degree that the world comes to resemble only the sham of a Norman Rockwell painting. Read full review
50
The Hollywood ReporterStephen FarberApr 6, 2015
What makes it intermittently palatable even to non-believers is that it acknowledges some of the darker truths of the era. Read full review
40
Austin ChronicleSteve DavisApr 29, 2015
For all its unsubtle sentimentality (including a you-can-see-it-from-a-mile-away plot twist), it remains unclear whether Little Boy intends to celebrate the conviction of belief or to mock it. It’s an unfortunate confusion that permanently stunts its growth. Read full review
40
New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottApr 24, 2015
Functioning as more parable than sermon, it offers at least a hint of a blueprint for other faith filmmakers who want their message to reach beyond the front pew. Read full review
40
TheWrapInkoo KangApr 24, 2015
Most impressively, the film admits that the line between faith and magical thinking isn’t as solid as most believers would care to admit — and the Church knows it. Unfortunately, these worthwhile ideas are contained in a phony-baloney tale more artificial than a polyester teddy bear stuffed with Splenda and Cheez Whiz — and just as appealing. Read full review
40
Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzApr 23, 2015
Checking subtlety at the door, Monteverde goes for broke on the emotional-manipulation front. Perhaps that's OK as a device for illustrating a parable, but it doesn't make for much of a movie. Read full review
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