Boys Don t Cry (1999) (Sensormatic)

Leaves a permanent impact in your heart!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Oct 8, 2003

Pros: Very realistic

Cons: I wish they had added some more info at the end of what else happened with this case. For example, why did Lana return to a town that brought her nothing but night mares

I found that after watching the movie "Boys Don't Cry," I was so disturbed by how Brandon Teena was abused and killed; I couldn't sleep for hours. I cried. I recently met someone on the Internet who feels she's a man inside a wo...man's body, and the very thought that she could be abused and possibly be killed like Brandon Teena scared and angered me. Nobody asked to be born a transsexual; all they want is to be free to love, and truly loved in return. Hillary Swank, I thought was herself a lesbian, but after reading things about her work, she is a heterosexual woman happily married to Chad Lowe. I am amazingly impressed by her perfect performance in "Boys Don't Cry." I'm glad she won an Oscar for her performance. Unfortunately, this was based on a true story; and after having watch the movie, I wished I could have known the real Teena Brandon. I still want to understand her and be a real friend she could turn to for support. This movie opened my eyes to a whole new world for me, and giving a new feeling about an area in life that will stick with me for the rest of my life. Thank you Hillary Swank for a very realistic and excellent performance of an ugly and brutal side of mankind's hatred while opening my heart to care about the Brandon Teena's of the world. Read more Less

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By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jun 24, 2003

this movie has changed my life. i cant stop thinking about it. its a true story and it makes you think

Love it

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Sep 8, 2002

I just went to lincoln Nebraska this past week and i saw Teena Brandon's grave and i have to say that it was a great trip! Buti think this movie is so heart warming and painful to watch. If you like this movie i should suggest The Brandon Teena Story... it is a good documentry about the real Brandon! i Have both on dvd! Read more Less

A Must See!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Apr 11, 2001

This movie is a great dipiction of a story that too often in our culture happens and is forgotten about. This movie puts it in your face and makes you be the judge. Although it is not a complete factorial dipection of the events that happened in 1993... with Brandon Teena, it allows the viewer a glimpse into the mind of a person who was different and had the strength to be himself. Hillary Swank is awesome in this movie. She was a very convincing male. It is definately one of my all time favorites. Read more Less

This Film Broke My Heart

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 24, 2001

Never let it be said that Hilary Swank did not deserve her Academy Award, 100%. Her performace in Boys Don't Cry was one of the most devastating I have seen, to date. This tragic, true story, broke my heart. The filming was breathtaking, the cast ...was brilliant, and I am not exaggerating when I say that this movie was stuck in my head for weeks afterward. This is one of the single most haunting films ever made. Read more Less

Crying these tears really f#@#*ng hurts.

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Feb 5, 2001

Absolutely devestating. Haunting and beautifuly photographed, the night skies, the lights of the factory in the small town, the darkened roads, all vivid to the eye. Hilary Swank gives a performance so physicaly involved that she is the character she... plays, and you know from the first few minutes that she is headed for a terrible fall. Her bravery and courage, and most of all her innocence is a crushing thing to see destroyed by the hatred and fear of a small town. Chloe Sevigney is also brilliant as her compasionate friend and lover. Completely heartbreaking, painful to watch, but essential viewing none the less. I hope it makes people think twice before they try and hurt the things they refuse to understand. For those who try and live and let live, a better world awaits. Read more Less

Watch it for Hilary Swank

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Jan 31, 2001

This is one of the better alternative lifestyle movies I have seen crowned by an exceptional performance by Hilary Swank. I have to say I was not as moved by it as I expected overall though...

Awsome!

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Dec 6, 2000

Hilary Swank's performance was absolutely awsome. I'm glad she won the Academy Award for best actress. She portrayed her character very well. I didn't know about Brandon Teena until I read about the movie. How awful for the real Brandon Teena to hav...e lived her young life in misery. Hilary brought out that misery in her performance. It's hard to believe she's the same person who came out in the last Karate Kid movie. Read more Less

Awsome

By Yahoo! Shopping User  Nov 8, 2000

I was unfamiliar with the Teena/
Brandon-Brandon/
Teena story until I saw a 20/20 special on her/him. I instantly became interested and HAD to see the movie. When I saw this I was amazed at how real it was and how sad it can be for people people with ...a SIC (sexual identity crisis) and I wanted to read the book. I am gald that her/his story got out but upset that it took people this long to realize how horrible society can be. Read more Less