I read this comment about the movie which said "It felt like reading a good book, which is the highest compliment I can give to a film." and I couldn't be more precise .

Boyhood's a very interesting film and, despite not really having any central driving plotline, it flows so organically and realistically. You only get a glimpse of their lives every year but it manages to capture what's happening in a very understated manner and the acting, especially the children's, is so natural and authentic. It allows you to relive your childhood, with all its ups and downs, subtly transitioning from one moment to the next, one year to another, with only the actors' aging and the occasional temporal signposts to mark a particular time.

Everybody should definitely check this out.

You know that feeling you get when you pick up a family photo album and start reminiscing about the past. This movie is that feeling.

One of the greatest well-made pictures of the 21th century no doubt. I sincerely haven't felt this connected to a film since pffft i don't know !! it was genuine, funny and profoundly heartfelt. what an experience . 10/10

Definitely one of the best movies in the last 10 years. I don't give 10/10 just because my math professor always told me: ''10/10 is impossible to achieve and that's why you should always try to get there'', so i got traumatized.
No, seriously, i just felt the acting a little too forced in certain scenes (which doesn't mean i consider it bad, not at all!).

Why are you still reading go watch it! It's one in 10'000 movies.

A fascinating film that captures the nostalgia and bittersweet progression of childhood.

This movie is an experience that every person should have. This is a fucking masterpiece. It's amazing how the simplicity of this film becomes one of it's best characteristics. This movie is quite exactly what I would like to do if I decided to make a movie someday. Kinda bad someone got there first, but it's ok because I probably wouldn't do better than this. God, those little moments with the family, the thoughts of what's the point of life... This movie is so nostalgic and I'm still in the high-school-to-college phase, but still I can relate so much with this movie. I love when we can relate with the story and the things the principal character is going through. And the soundtrack... Coldplay, Arcade Fire, Foster the People... just hands down. I probably won't see a movie that will affect me so much as this one did.

I believe good cinema is experimenting with new techniques and doing things no one else has thought of yet, that's what makes it worth spending time on. Boyhood does exactly that. It's a project that innovated, in a time where innovation seems to be almost feared.

Obviously seeing the kids grow up in the movie was so unique and amazing. I understand why it got so many awards. However, it was slow and the plot was never very exciting.

This movie was just so BORING. The only point of the movie is that it was recorded with the same actors for 12 years, that's it, that's all.

Just a really well-made movie. I liked how they didn't add anything very dramatic or out of the ordinary. Many movies do that and it makes it look artificial. This one did a very good job with that so you feel like you're just witnessing reality. Intense emotions and familiar situations are pictured beautifully. I especially liked the scene where [spoiler]Mason Sr. had "the talk" with Samantha[/spoiler]. It was so well-executed. Soundtracks are pretty good, too.

There are better movies about life and growing up but it's commendable how they created this one.

To me the movie had a lingering sense of dread that started with the [spoiler] alcoholic stepfather [/spoiler] at the beginning of the movie. I never could shake it loose which tainted the story a bit for me... All in all the kid doesn't have a bad childhood... Or at least you don't see anything of it... It's a little bit too fragmented to know.... And that's the movie's biggest weakness.

What a disappointment... "Boyhood" is just a good idea that didn't grew. Basically, the movie just show us how they aged. The main problem? Too much short shots in a film, rushing it... It doesn't allows us to understand the characters. Mediocre story, actors (except Ethan Hawke) and very poor dialogues. At least the first scenes, when Mason was 6 years old, were beautiful and nostalgic and I absolutely loved it.