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The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys

2002

Peter Care

Animation, Kieran Culkin, Vincent D'Onofrio, Jena Malone ...

6.2

1,888

Drama. Comedy. Animation A group of Catholic school friends, after being caught drawing an obscene comic book, plan a heist that will outdo their previous prank and make them local legends.

	Media	Author	Review
		Desson Thomson The Washington Post	"Steers refreshingly clear of the usual cliches. Character takes the wheel and dictates the action, not the other way around."
		Kevin Thomas Los Angeles Times	"The look and feel of the film is entirely beguiling (...) Evokes a sense of timelessness"
		Jack Mathews New York Daily News	"One of the most inventive, funny and ultimately tragic coming-of-age movies in years."
		Owen Gleiberman Entertainment Weekly	It's all way too heavy-handed, though nicely acted by Hirsch, Culkin, and, especially, Jena Malone
		Peter Travers Rolling Stone	"Peter Care crafts something darkly funny and touching from a coming-of-age fable that might have drifted into formula without deeply felt performances from Culkin and Hirsch and dazzling animation from Todd McFarlane"
		Carla Meyer San Francisco Chronicle	"A touching but odd mix of live action and animation"

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