Critics Scoreboard
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Average Critic Score:
36
(12 sources)
36
(12 sources)
-
63
TV Guide
The film's strident tone also serves to undermine its generally above-average performances. Read Full Review » -
50
Chicago Reader
Director Zak Tucker is a bit too fond of jump cuts as signifiers of edginess. Still, when the material doesn't get in the way he's pretty good at getting across the emotional content. Read Full Review » -
50
Variety
Underproduced and compromised by an uneven script and a tendency to descend into melodrama, the DV-lensed feature nonetheless is well acted and directed with confidence. Read Full Review » -
50
Los Angeles Times
Even with satisfying performances from the principal actors, Poster Boy is longer on energy than focus. Read Full Review » -
50
San Francisco Chronicle
Some clunky writing and a distracting subplot limit the effectiveness of this ambitious low-budget indie. Great idea for a movie, though. Read Full Review » -
40
The New York Times
A polemic masquerading as a movie, Poster Boy unspools like a humorless lecture on right-wing homophobia. Read Full Review » -
40
Washington Post
Although audiences will admire the film's do-it-yourself energy and commitment, Poster Boy finally collapses of its own contrived weight, deflating just when it should soar into madcap -- or at least thoughtful -- satire. Read Full Review » -
38
Boston Globe
An overwrought story of American politics and image-making that really only gets interesting in the final act. Read Full Review » -
38
New York Daily News
As irritating as an ideological college student, this earnest debut from Zak Tucker is determined to teach us a lesson about right and wrong. Read Full Review » -
30
Village Voice
Rather than creating believable characters engaged in nuanced conflict, Boy proffers a pair of obvious symbols and hopes that they'll make a statement about the personal and the political. Read Full Review » -
30
LA Weekly
Working from a preachy, clumsy script that's full of gaping holes in logic, plot and character development, director Zak Tucker is also handicapped by a cast filled with actors who seem to be in their first year of acting school. Read Full Review » -
25
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