The Paperboy
Rated R · 107 minutes · 2012
Drama
Drama
Wow … this is a mess. Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman and John Cusack all participate in this strange, plodding 1960s period piece about a reporter looking into the case of a convicted killer in the Deep South. While there are some good performances (especially Cusack as a creepy, sickening person on all levels), director Lee Daniels made a bad choice by trying to make much of the movie look like the Zapruder film. It looks OK for about five minutes, but quickly becomes hard on the eyes. Kidman works hard as a strange woman who falls in love with Cusack and agrees to marry him through letters. Sadly, her hard work is mostly a waste. The two share a prison sex scene where they aren’t touching each other. I’m kind of unhappy that I saw that scene. Actually, I’m kind of unhappy that I saw the whole movie. It’s a total waste of good talent.
Official Site: www.thepaperboy-movie.com
Director: Lee Daniels
Producer: Hilary Shor, Lee Daniels, Avi Lerner, Ed Cathell III, Cassian Elwes, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, John Thompson and Boaz Davidson
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray, John Cusack, Nicole Kidman, Scott Glenn, Ned Bellamy, Nealla Gordon, Adam Sibley, Camille Balsamo, Ava Bogle, John Fertitta, Nikolette Noel and Katarzyna Wolejnio
Director: Lee Daniels
Producer: Hilary Shor, Lee Daniels, Avi Lerner, Ed Cathell III, Cassian Elwes, Danny Dimbort, Trevor Short, John Thompson and Boaz Davidson
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, David Oyelowo, Macy Gray, John Cusack, Nicole Kidman, Scott Glenn, Ned Bellamy, Nealla Gordon, Adam Sibley, Camille Balsamo, Ava Bogle, John Fertitta, Nikolette Noel and Katarzyna Wolejnio
What others are saying (4)
Chicago Reader
The foul brown water of your love
Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman, and Matthew McConaughey star in Lee Daniels's The Paperboy
by J.R. Jones
10/03/2012
The foul brown water of your love
Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman, and Matthew McConaughey star in Lee Daniels's The Paperboy
by J.R. Jones
10/03/2012
Indy Week
The Paperboy is sleazily brilliant
After making Precious, director Lee Daniels has not gone legit, and what a relief. The Paperboy is a tawdry, sordid tale that makes us realize how rarely tales are tawdry and sordid anymore.
by Nathan Gelgud
10/31/2012
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The Paperboy is sleazily brilliant
After making Precious, director Lee Daniels has not gone legit, and what a relief. The Paperboy is a tawdry, sordid tale that makes us realize how rarely tales are tawdry and sordid anymore.
by Nathan Gelgud
10/31/2012
Memphis Flyer
Southern-Fried Baloney
Precious director returns with an overheated period piece.
by Addison Engelking
10/25/2012
Southern-Fried Baloney
Precious director returns with an overheated period piece.
by Addison Engelking
10/25/2012
