Boys Don't Cry

November. 11,2000      
Rating:
7.6
Trailer Synopsis Cast

One of the best Polish comedies of the late 1990s, "Boys Don't Cry" is a satirical look at the gangsters of Poland and some teens who accidentally get involved with them.

Maciej Stuhr as  Jakub Brenner
Cezary Pazura as  Fred
Michał Milowicz as  Bolec
Mirosław Zbrojewicz as  Andrzej "Grucha", wspólnik Freda
Monika Ambroziak as  Cycofon
Magdalena Mazur as  Weronika
Anna Mucha as  Lili
Wojciech Klata as  Oskar
Mariusz Czajka as  Czesiek "Alf", opiekun panienek
Tomasz Bajer as  Laska, kuzyn Oskara

Reviews

UnowPriceless
2000/11/11

hyped garbage

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Voxitype
2000/11/12

Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

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Portia Hilton
2000/11/13

Blistering performances.

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Fatma Suarez
2000/11/14

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

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BroadswordCallinDannyBoy
2000/11/15

Many stories of people facing various problems in Warsaw intersect with some very funny results. There are gangsters, wanna-be gangsters, stoners, an ambitious music student, prostitutes, and ex-girlfriends among others.The film, obviously inspired by "Pulp Fiction" was a big hit in Poland and now is a movie people there quote. The unofficial sequels fared pretty well too and overall it is good dose of entertainment. Many Polish films by directors like Wajda, Kieslowski, Bajon and others were always so serious. Either adaptations of literature (which is very centered on Poland and not very accessible to the movie going public outside of Poland - history scholars being the exception), or politically themed films that critique the often volatile situation that Poland has faced throughout its turbulent history."Chlopaki Nie Placza" provides a total break from that and gives the viewer pure entertainment without it being as gritty and bloody as "Psy." No more painful reminding about how much damage World War II caused, no more fear of the Red Terror and Iron Curtain, just a funny -though improbable - look at contemporary society. --- 8/10Not Rated, but has strong profanity, some violence and drug use which would give it an R from the MPAA.

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Joanna
2000/11/16

I'm a great fan of polish cinematography, although I have to watch all these movies subtitled. However, I was told that "Chlopaki nie placza" is the worst movie ever. I've seen it, and I have to say: One of the most hilarious movies ever made! I can promise you will find this film amusing, when you'll see 'Laska' coming home, reminiscing his dad or 'Grucha' wearing his pink sweater and falling in love with the prostitute. Many people may have a lot of criticisms about this film; that it shows a very silly story or that it is a copy of Tarantino's "Pulp Fiction". Well maybe it is. But it definitely works for this film. MUST BE SEEN!!!

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esh04676
2000/11/17

I read other viewers' comments in hopes of learning a little more about what I had seen when I ran this film on my DVD player. It helped a little, but my own lack of any knowledge of the Polish language is a nearly insuperable barrier. I think some of those viewers have more knowledge of Polish and maybe a little less of English. This would apply as well to the writers of the captions, which are often rather unidiomatic. I say this in great respect, always admiring Europeans who have such skill with English. Anyway I found the movie confusing, jumping from one situation to another rather abruptly.Two very innocent young men hire prostitutes, are unable to pay the fee, and get mixed up with a group of thugs. Everything follows from there, including even some Keystone cops types and a mad car chase. Those classic movie elements are universally understood but are not quite enough to have made this a good evening's entertainment for me and my friends.

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zmigy
2000/11/18

I have to say that this must be the greatest polish 'action-comedy' of recent years. After such movies as Kiler and Kilerow Dwoch which started the trend for this type of movie in Poland (and were very good themselves), Chlopaki nie placza (Boy's dont cry) gives audiences even more to laugh about this time around. The plot is as follows: Two college students (one who has major problems when it comes to women), decide to higher prostitutes and have a good time. Everything goes smoothly until they realize that they dont have enough money to pay for the ladies' services. This is where the problems start. They soon get mixed up with some dangerous mafia and from then on the comedy goes into overdrive. A great comedy overall with great Polish actors in comical roles. Cezary Pazura, 'Jurek Kiler' of the two Kiler movies, is once again present but this time as a mean (but always hilarious) member of the polish mob.

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