Fed up with boarding school and frustrated with the way others have planned his life, John Baker Jr. wants a change -- anything to shake up his staid routine. The moment arrives when he stumbles upon a woman, Patty Vare, unconscious in a field. Deciding to risk it, John takes her to his dorm to look after her, much to the disapproval of his friends. John's decision proves fateful as he and Patty grow close to one another. However, she may be keeping secrets from him.
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Thanks for the memories!
Nice effects though.
Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.
The acting in this movie is really good.
Let me begin by saying, I love Winona. I think she's great. This movie is just terrible though. It's boring, slow and forgettable. Her performance is really bad. She looks tired, bored, fed up - her heart just wasn't in this one. Compared to her *fantastic* efforts in Heathers, Mermaids, Reality Bites, Little Women et al, this is just tripe. The "romance" between her and Lukas Haas is unbelievable and awkward and there's zero chemistry, the scenes in the dormitory are boring, I just can't name any redeeming features except for the beautiful Maryland scenery. And there's a scene where there's all this Spanish being spoken and NO sub-titles. Ridiculous. I know some people enjoyed this movie and I respect that, but if you decided to see this thinking it'd be another Winona classic, forget it. Oh, and as for the "mystery" of "What's up with Patty?", well, by the time we find out, I really didn't care anymore. Sorry Winona, you CAN and HAVE done MUCH better than this. 1.5 stars (for the scenery). May be of interest to some to see Christopher Pettiet in one of his final roles before his untimely death.
Silly, impressionable young teens will probably go for this idiotic time waster but all others should be offended. I found all those schoolboys to be irritating beyond belief and Ryder to be sluggish and phony. How convenient for the young lads to have totally empty hallways in a house full of rambunctious boys as they brought in the limp body of a woman and placed her in their room. How lucky for them that they drug her all over the place for hours without anyone but their closest buddies finding out their secret. Calmest dorm I've ever witnessed. -100 stars; a world full of thumbs all pointing down.
We all know that Winona Ryder is a wonderful actress and has limitless talent but "boys" (1996 for anyone who cares) is just lame and boring granted Winona plays a good confused girl trying to put the pieces of the night before back together and even the main male actor does well but all those other kids are useless once you see the movie you will most likely understand what I'm saying. Listen if you would like to see a good Winona movie reach for Heathers (1988) or Reality Bites (1994) if u want a good road trip drama-comedy (which movie trys to be) Rent Mad Love with Drew Barrymore (1995) or Crazy/Beautiful (2001)with Kirsten Dunst p.s. the tagline for this movie is also weak "No one stays innocent forever" more like "not even great actresses can stay away from bad parts", oh and listen i just finshed watching this movie so i think i know what i'm talking about.
I finally had the opportunity to view Boys. Throughout the movie I kept wondering who these characters were and when the storyline would start. The movie lacked the development of both. Before I knew it the movie was over and the credits were running. Did I miss something? Was there a hidden message only for a teenage audience? I truly don't think so.