Boy Kills World

Boy Kills World

When his family is murdered, a deaf-mute named Boy escapes to the jungle and is trained by a mysterious shaman to repress his childish imagination and become an instrument of death.

  • Released:
  • Runtime: 115 minutes
  • Genre: Action, Thrillers
  • Stars: Bill Skarsgård, Jessica Rothe, Yayan Ruhian, Andrew Koji, Isaiah Mustafa, Famke Janssen, Sharlto Copley, Brett Gelman, Quinn Copeland, Nicholas Crovetti, Cameron Crovetti, Michelle Dockery, H. Jon Benjamin, Inge Beckmann, Jane de Wet, Shane John Kruger, Martin Munro, Kevin Otto, Frances Sholto-Douglas
  • Director: Moritz Mohr
 Comments
  • MovieWarfare - 28 June 2024
    Bill Skarsgard in an action movie? Yes Please!
    The story is a generic revenge flick with an interesting concept of a mute and deaf protagonist. The main character has an inner voice which is voiced by H. Jon Benjamin of Archer and Bob's Burger fame. This sounds interesting on paper but the problem is that the lines are so obnoxious and there are too many. It is always some kind of stupid quip or stating an obvious. It has a lot of comedy but most didn't land for me.

    However, you are here for the action and it delivers on those. It has a lot of gore, gunplay, martial arts and over-the-top set pieces. It really shines in the 3rd act in both the story and the action. The final fight is a top-tier choreographed fight.

    In the end, Boy Kills World knows what it is and gives you exactly that. A bloody, fun action comedy!
  • diablowilliam - 14 June 2024
    Deceptive comedy action
    Well what an interesting lil action comedy this turned out to be Watching the preview you are lead to believe this is going to be an oddball action comedy filled with voice over one liners and goofy action.

    Well it is for a majority of the movie and where the voice over aspect should have been strong.. it was very passable as it was used more as a gimmick that a narrative.

    This film has a lot going for it and the cast is on board with this zany idea. Strong marks to Bill Skarsgård for a performance without dialogue and as always Yayan Ruhian for yet another magnificent martial arts display. Young actors Nicholas and Cameron Crovetti and Quinn Copeland also shine but be warned... the last 10 minutes of this movie is a completely different beast which is opposite of what the whole film sets out.. it's a brutal no comedic smackdown filled with amazing combat and copious amounts of slashing and blood letting. All in all a decent movie which has alot going for it.
  • JoshuaMercott - 2 June 2024
    Crazy Bad! Watch Only for Bill Skarsgård
    What happens when a deaf and mute guy can kick ass like a pro? "Boy Kills World" delivered expected high-octane action sequences and bloody-brilliant fight choreo, creating an emulative benchmark in the genre.

    However, a lot of other elements in the movie were downright sub-par or woefully inadequate. Aside from Bill Skarsgård's role, not much else was worth appreciating in "Boy Kills World".

    Between his vivid (and unintentionally distracting) imagination and martial arts (fully intentional) skills, Boy fulfilled the role of protagonist in more ways than one. Bill Skarsgård's outstanding performance enriched this story, giving it the just-right sensationalism and realism it needed to be compelling and captivating.

    His death-dealing skills were embellished with generous blood and gore, making this action flick exciting and evocative of movies from the 80s where they often went all out to tell similar stories. But even his engaging acting couldn't keep this ship afloat.

    His younger versions, played in part by Cameron Crovetti and Nicholas Crovetti, added to Boy's intriguing character-growth arc. Fulfilling the all-important role of Boy's mind-voice was H. Jon Benjamin, which did exceptional work in that regard.

    Famke Janssen (as Hilda Van Der Koy) was the big-bad villainess in this script. She brought good screen-presence and suave deadliness to her role, but so much was left to the imagination and so little shown on screen that a great baddie became a great disappointment.

    The rest of her family, Glen and Gideon - played respectively by Sharlto Copley and Brett Gelman - were amazing, for what it's worth. Michelle Dockery (as Melanie Van Der Koy) was great as well. But I'm still shocked how such superb talents were given such terrible dialogues in more than a few scenes.

    Boy's trainer, known simply as Shaman, was enlivened by Yayan Ruhian, who did minimal but memorable work. Boy's mother (imaginary) and sister Mina - played respectively by Rolanda Marais and Quinn Copeland - were noteworthy.

    I liked how Boy wasn't the only badass fighter in this movie. Case in point, the guard known as June27 (later revealed to be something more), played intimidatingly well by Jessica Rothe. Then there was Dawid Szatarski (as Dave), who left an impression.

    Andrew Koji (as Basho) and Isaiah Mustafa (as Bennie) were stellar additions to the cast. They were not only funny but also strong. But some of their scene directions bordered on loud or cringey. After allying with Boy, they proved to be full of surprises as the story progressed.

    The movie was a little "John Wick" meets "Hunger Games", with a dash of "Wolfenstein" (the classic video game) thrown in, but that only ended up reducing the story's propensity to engage. Though it was set in a dystopian dictatorship, several elements in the movie were non-compelling, even mundane.

    Anyway, what it lacked in originality "Boy Kills World" more than made up for with grit-glorious martial arts. A good helping of humour and one good plot-twist near the end added to the entertainment value packed into this punch-fest of a movie.

    Alas, a glaring absence of creativity coupled with a lazy plot rendered this movie a circus of let-downs with the only ray of light being Bill Skarsgård's rendition of Boy.

    --- --- --- Special shout-out to Jane de Wet (as Anna) and Frances Sholto-Douglas (as an angry bystander).
  • Kirpianuscus - 31 May 2024
    revenges
    The motif to see this film , in my case, was Bill Skarsgard. At final, he remains the basic gift , in the rains of fights, blood and moral lessons, not last , some humor.

    The story is familiar, few scenes are a sort of deja vu and the final twist sounds pretty reasonable. In essence, it is just enough when you are not exactly fan of action movies.

    The temptation remains to define it ...nice. Especially for remind of Michael Jackson in Thriller and for touch of Star Wars and Kill Bill. Indeed, not the most inspired etiquet, but Bill Skarsgard offers just a good job, the voices are clever ingredients, the justice, against obvious obstacles, is crafted brick by brick.

    So, a powerful show, with some moral references to classics. And this is all.