The Paperboy (2012) | Rotten Tomatoes

Jen J The acting was good, but the movie was trashy, shockingly violent, disturbing, and seedy. This was a mix between Cape Fear and Jerry Springer. Nicole Kidman was great, but she tends to take a lot of these really weird, abusive, sexually violent and disturbing roles, and it makes me wonder why. I always question when an actor takes the same types of roles over and over. Matthew McConaughey was Matthew, Zac Efron was Zac Efron. John Cusack was believably disgusting. Macy Gray was Macy Gray. This movie was horribly violent and dark. Not my cup of tea. But it was definitely attention-keeping. Rated 2 out of 5 stars 02/15/25 Full Review K L The acting is great, and the mix of the old 60’s-style filmmaking technique is a very nice touch and is expertly done. Interesting story and location - It’s one of those movies I rewatch every few years. Rated 5 out of 5 stars 02/08/25 Full Review John M Were this movie a body, it would have COPD. The scenes are claustrophobic; a yard is the size of a kiddie pool, an office the size of a desk, a bedroom the size of a bed, a bar the size of a dining room… When the hammer comes down – believe me it will – the anxiety of not being able to breathe becomes palpable. Even the dream sequences and the surreal “vivid thought projections?” are tightly bound – it feels like a knife fight in a phone booth. There are old lady characters in Fellini’s 8 ½ who seem to float onto the screen in such intimate detail you swear you can smell their perfume. In this case I can feel the bad vibrations in my bones – believe Kidman's Bless when she tells you vibrations can travel. Rated 4 out of 5 stars 01/10/25 Full Review Kim S Sordid. Extreme stupidity of Nicole’s character. Extreme violence through out. I can never watch John Cusack again in any of his films. Remember how Robert Downey Jr. told Ben Stiller’s character in the film Tropic Thunder that you never go full #### (word formerly used for mentally disabled people). Well John went Full Psycho “un-alive” and it turned me off entirely to see him again. Rated 1 out of 5 stars 11/26/24 Full Review Jamie D It as shocking all the way through. It left me with a bad feeling. Old movie but I had never heard of it. Strong cast. Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 10/11/24 Full Review Audience Member It does kind of plod, and it’s definitely off the rails, but there are only so many people who can truly pull off this kind of story. I don’t think that without this cast, this movie would’ve had a shot in hell. And the South can be Hell. Rated 3 out of 5 stars 07/19/24 Full Review Read all reviews

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