Boys in the Trees starts off with a couple of rebellious teenagers doing some shenanigans on Halloween night. At some point our protagonist Corey, played by Toby Wallace walks off on his own and walks into his childhood friend Jonah, played by Gulliver McGrath. Together they walk through the night while telling each other scary stories and remembering their childhood. During this surreal journey Corey realizes how much he has changed throughout the years. While him and his skate our friends have become rebellious teenagers that bully others, Jonah is still the young boy that just wants to have some fun. The acting by both leads is solid and you have some pretty great looking visuals and a good production value. The movie is not really about genuine scares or massive amounts of gore but rather thought provoking and sophisticated and has a heavy focus on character growth.
The only complaints I have is that the pacing is rather slow sometimes and the overall runtime of 113 minutes is way too long. The movie could have provided just as much with a runtime of 90 minutes and would have felt less dull at times.
And while it's not quite my type of movie I still enjoyed most of the time and especially the ending was really memorable. [5,8/10]
The only complaints I have is that the pacing is rather slow sometimes and the overall runtime of 113 minutes is way too long. The movie could have provided just as much with a runtime of 90 minutes and would have felt less dull at times.
And while it's not quite my type of movie I still enjoyed most of the time and especially the ending was really memorable. [5,8/10]