The Paperboy - Movie Review 

Saw it on Netflix. Completely disturbing. Unsettling. I LOVED Macy Gray as the narrator, and her character's bond with Jack. She was essentially his mother.

It is better than what most reviews said. Great performances. Of course if you are easily offended by anything you shouldn´t watch it.

This Movie was so so amazing I got chills, I cried, I laughed.. I thought it was an amazing thriller, dark crazy movie it was just amazing you have too watch to understand!! ❤️🙌👏👏👏👏👏👏👏👏 it’s amazing!!! And not at all over-done. This movie was 1 of a Kind🙏🏼

"The Paperboy" is the most disturbing unsettling upsetting unpleasant movie and remains so almost a decade later. Stupidly thinking if I were to see it again I'd be less sensitive to the graphic images that remained, instead of getting used to or changing the perception of what I wanted to forget, I just came away with more that I wanted to forget. It didn't work. What I wanted most in searching reviews was someone to articulate a point to it, a point on which I could rest all the images and then dissolve them. But I've yet to find anyone who talks about the plot, only the lack of one or its disorganized frantic or hectic sense that one will show up eventually. I agree with the review here that it’s 2 separate movies that a better job would have brought together. The book I looked up was 'based’ on a true story yet it's not considered non-fiction which means there once was a rotten racist sheriff in the South who murdered without consequence until his last victim, a white man whose family lived in a swamp and whose family retaliated by beating the sheriff to death. But the accused didn't get a fair trial so a newspaper editor's son and companion come back home and begin to investigate the case …. with some help tagging along. Nobody wins, the bit of affection I felt went to Nicole Kidman’s character. I wanted her to have a happy ending. Why did the misery in this movie have to be done so effectively as to leave such disturbing images behind without any plot on which to make sense of why I witnessed it all … Reminding me of what I learned only recently, that there's a physiological reason why women (in general) are less prone to violence, less likely to inflict pain on another human being and most often repulsed in witnessing it, that it's the hormone in us called estrogen and not simply some squeamish conditioning, it all made sense. That testosterone in men has the opposite effect (in general) makes me wonder how long it will take to see a world where all leaders are female can bring a world free of war. A nice thought. Better than thinking about this movie.

This is much better than everyone is giving it credit for. Powerful.

Had to watch this review in 2022 because I just now watched this film. It was a crazy story and the way it unfolded was insane. Lots of drama! And the acting was too notch.

Matthew McConaughey seems the same in every movie.

Really good movie. I like how you really cant figure the movie out. Its all about the atmosphere.

Really good movie. Better than I was expecting. Good performances, not for all taste though.

*Old man voice* Back in my days games were real. We didn't have the options to save, so we had to beat it all in one sitting our start from the being. *Coughs*.

I loved Shadow Boxer. Great movie with very weird things going on, but in a believable way. Precious was a distant second to it in how interesting the story was.

Kind of bizarre movie. So bizarre bought me here to understand what I saw

Oh man, I wish Almovodar had directed this.

Just watched this movie, absolutely hated it. Am seeing if the internet agrees

a disturbing, brilliant film - the story was good,the acting was excellent and some of the characters were truly appalling-loved it

If there is going to be a movie named Paperboy. It better be about a boy throwing papers while riding a bicycle.

Camera 2, Alonzo, Camera 2....there you go!

most of his non-high school musical movies were actually pretty good.

Screw those: I've been waiting forever for Wolfenstein 3D.

Seven Psychopaths? Argo? Sinister? Paranormal Activity 4?

About what? Camera 2?

If this sounds like a game-to-film adaption, consider yourself old like me. Waiting for Oregon Trail 3d and an Excitebike film.

You've never seen DEAD CALM have you?

I want to see what they think of ARGO.

So it's not based on the game?

wait so its not based off the video game?

This isn't based on a book. It's based on the video game.

Where are the reviews?!? Seven Psychopaths? Argo? Paranormal Activity 4? Get with it guys

I can imagine it right now.

Pink Flamingos best ending man haha

I thought this was a video game movie about the SNES game I use to play.

its been 2 weeks already where are the new reviews?

Missed the boat guys

A hot mess of a movie that may have worked as a mini series

I like how they did a jump cut and then didn't even bother to edit the video lol Top notch TYT!

Feels like years since i've seen a mcconaughey movie

christy is so hot

Almodovar would have made this movie awesome!

I'm not gay but damn do I find Alonso attractive.

why the Iphone on the table?

NES!

That would be a hell of a movie..

Seven Psychopaths review plz

COMMODORE 64

This movie was blatantly Ridiculous to the core! the plot is slow and raw! gross at best! from 1 to ten ten being good and one being super boring and blah this movie get's a 2

What the hell guys? Where are all the new reviews? BOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!!

what about et the movie the video game the movie?

SNES??? Kids...lol

This movie is so fucking weird, its got a perverted and deranged John Cusack and a BDSM/Torture loving Matthew Mcconaughey.

Lol...nice edit at 0:30...not lol

do all modern day girls have that squeaky voice? (I am talking about the blonde bimbo commentator.) I had to stop watching (listening) before my head exploded.

I love it... love the soundtrack... it is disturbing tho

looks interesting film, i don't know about taking zac efron as serious actor tho

c'mon... . get off your asses and review some talkies!! ;)

OAAOAHH!!! I'm first... Shit what should I say!?!?! Christ I'm going to blow it... FUUUUCK!!!