This movie had no right being as watchable as it turned out being. Ultimately it's a gimmick movie where the director Richard Linklater spent 12 years making this movie as he brought together the actors of the movie once a year for that span of time to chronicle the life a boy through 12 years of his life. The gimmick works though and is not used a crutch. We get to literally see him grow up before our eyes without the aide of special effects. It is truly something remarkable to behold as we even get to see the other actors and actresses age before us. It's an experience I've never had watching a movie before. The movie is almost 3 hours long and I honestly didn't think the movie was going to be able to sustain the narration for those hours but it did and did incredibly well.
Another factor that makes this movie even more interesting is that nothing crazy happens in the boy's life we just 12 different glimpses into time periods of his life and certain "normal" events that happen around him. We even get to see him grow into his personality and philosophies as he becomes a way more interesting character as he ages than he was a kid - which is kind of the point with life.
This movie works on all levels: acting, story line, believable characters, directing, pacing, and production design to create an intimate epic movie of boy's journey through life. If you are a movie fan of all genres this is a movie you have to see.
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