DVD REVIEW: THE BUTCHER BOY (1997)

31st October 2012

By The Reaper.

Although this movie was released in 1997, not many have seen it, which is a shame, considering that it is a piece of art. Therefore I decided to review it after watching it for the umpteenth time. Imaginative, creative, very original and most of all intriguing, this film has all the elements of a must have DVD.

Ginger kids can be somewhat creepy, somewhat scary, but overall they’re usually nice, right? Well Francie is somewhat creepy, somewhat scary and overall loony. However after watching this, one might sit back in one’s seat and think about the age old Nature VS Nurture question. Was it Francie’s parents’ fault for him being a little coo-coo or was it in fact the consequential situations that went on around Francie that led to his demise?

Based upon the novel by Patrick McCabe and directed by Neil Jordan (The Crying Game and Interview With A Vampire), it is a film where Eamonn Owens brings the mentally unstable Francie to life in a way rarely seen even by the best of actors. With other renowned actors like Stephen Rea (Feardotcom) and Fiona Shaw (Harry Potter) also in the cast, who can say nay to watching this comedy/thriller?

However if you struggle to understand true low-class British vernaculars then give this film a miss, except if you like to see little boys get back at unruly neighbours by taking a crap on their living-room carpet even when you don’t understand completely what is going on (which I was oddly interested in seeing) then I say sit through it, listen closely and enjoy the crazy adventure of one boy who only wanted to have a BFF.

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