The Paperboy - Movie Review

The Paperboy starring Matthew McConaughey, Zac Efron, Nicole Kidman and John Cusack is reviewed by Christy Lemire (AP critic) and Alonso Duralde (TheWrap.com and Linoleum Knife podcast).

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A sexually and racially charged film noir from Oscar-nominated director Lee Daniels (Precious), The Paperboy takes audiences deep into the backwaters of steamy 1960s South Florida, as investigative reporter Ward Jansen (Matthew McConaughey) and his partner Yardley Acheman (David Oyelowo) chase a sensational, career-making story. With the help of Ward's younger brother Jack (Zac Efron) and sultry death-row groupie Charlotte Bless (Nicole Kidman), the pair tries to prove violent swamp-dweller Hillary Van Wetter (John Cusack) was framed for the murder of a corrupt local sheriff. Based on the provocative bestselling novel by Pete Dexter (Mulholland Falls, Rush), The Paperboy peels back a sleepy small town's decades-old façade of Southern gentility to reveal a quagmire of evil as dark as a Florida bayou. -- (C) Official Site

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• Category

  Film & Animation

[CrisKG125]

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

[UberNoodleX]

This review, Alonso was much better. His criticisms were fair and valuable. It wasn't about somebody's chin or something inconsequential.

[JozieLeePro]

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.

[hionspeed64]

yes!

[VanityDivined]

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

[misisipimike]

why the Iphone on the table?

[Xenite227]

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

Top notch TYT!

[Chris Ducat]

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

[0o0dead0o0]

Will have to see it for sexy Zac Efron being all sweaty and hot lol

[Matt Millen]

lmao ask Christy to flex...if you think thats hot. Hahaha

[milwparnassum]

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