Look, what's going on here? I feel that BA members are slipping as there has been no reference to date of a new film released called 'Boyhood' starring Ellar Coltrane. The very title should have caught someone's eye.
Directed by Richard Linklater, it shows a boy growing up but what's different is it's the SAME boy actor right from when he's six up to 18. The film took 12 years to make and has received good reviews.
The reviewer in the 'Metro' says: 'Coltrane remains a natural in front of the camera, giving a sensitive performance as his character, Mason, deals with school, stepdads, girlfriends and life choices.'
Below is a montage of Ellar from when he was 6 up till 18. The last pic is a perfect example of how a boy loses his good looks as he gets older.

I hope to see this movie when it rwill be release in France.

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(I'm going to see this movie today.)

So I saw this yesterday. Terrible movie. If you've seen any of Richard Linklater's other terrible movies, this is exactly like those other ones.

Interesting to see the boy grow up over the years though. Worth watching just for that.

want to see it badly will probably wait for the DVD  do not see many movie in the theaters anymore

There's not much advantage to seeing most movies in theatres anymore. You get a better experience at home most of the time if you have a decent TV and sound. And I'm not even talking some crazy expensive home theatre system, just a decent setup.

The only time the theatre experience is really worth the cost is for big blockbuster action movies where the scale of the visual effects and sound design is going to have a significant impact. Watching the new Transformers movie on a TV in your living room is definitely going to suck, because that movie is all about the spectacle. It's not like it has a good story or characters you can relate to.

And then there are the really slow-paced art films where not much happens. I love those movies, but I find it almost impossible to watch at home, because it's too easy to get distracted. You can put it on pause, check your email, etc., and you don't get the true experience. When you're in a dark theatre, you have no choice to sit through it and get immersed in it.

I don't think Boyhood is a movie that falls in either of those categories. It's mostly character-based and you wouldn't lose much by watching it on a TV screen in two or three sittings with interruptions to check your email and get yourself a snack or whatever.