Thanks, mbch331. You got enough in here to make anyone want to see this one.

I have this one on vhs, and I thought Eamon Owens was outstanding in it. The director of this film, Neil Jordan,  is one who has done many movies that are better known (The Crying Game, Interview with the Vampire, and Michael Collins). As much as I enjoyed each of those movies, both for their historical settings and their development of the psychology behind the actions of the main characters, none are better than The Butcher Boy in my mind. The relationship between Francie and Joe in this movie, and the way it unravels because of their social circumstances (as well as because of the obvious psychological problems that Francie has) is as good a treatment of a complex relationship as we can get in a movie. That the relationship is between two boys is what interests those of us in this forum, but any psychology student would appreciate it, too.

If you look up Neil Jordan on IMDB, here's one of the quotes he made about himself:

<i>"I'm fascinated by monsters [and] monstrous people and fascinated with illogic and irrationality."</i>

You might see a little of that in this movie, but the reasons for it will be apparent with the way this story's told.

Love,
Sir J

I saw this movie this evening and I very liked the play of Eamonn OWENS in part of Francie and the one of Alan BOYLE in part of Joe. My movie rating is of 7/10 !

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