Our Hero, Balthazar

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Amy Apr 5 Great film! Thought provoking , edgy, uncomfortable, confrontational, are words that come to mind while on this roller coaster ride with Jaeden and Asa. Definitely worth checking out! See more David Apr 5 Brilliant, hilarious and makes you think See more Andrew S @RT13499783 38m Absolute must see for teens! Studios no longer make full throttle, art house character and plot driven films like Our Hero Balthazar anymore. Serious breath of fresh air... A balls to the wall dark comedic look at today's youth. The screenplay and direction are astounding! Written by two men who clearly understand the subject matter and issues facing teens today - both on a national and human level. The film grabs you from the open and never lets up through the pulse pounding ending. You'll wake up the following morning still thinking of the characters. The humor comes at you right from the jump - you'll want to see it again to catch the layering you missed while laughing through the first go.  See more Alexis M @RT17362526 3h Don’t sleep on this film. It feels like a love letter to that unruly part of you—the one that laughs at precisely the wrong moment, then refuses to apologize. To call it "genre-blending" would be a kind of failure of language. It moves with a sincere confidence between tones without announcing the shift. The writing is what holds it together—it tethers the film just enough to keep it from collapsing under its own ambition. The score hums with a kind of bright, twinkling naïveté that both seduces and destabilizes the film’s pace. There are moments where the film quietly acknowledges its own construction—gestures that recall Elephant, not as imitation but as lineage. At its core, the film sketches a painfully recognizable caricature of human connection: self-mythology collides with something more animal. When lack—raw, unadorned—reaches for form, for control, for something to hold. Sometimes it’s a person. Sometimes it’s a gun. Phantasms and masks and sincerity somehow align. See more Chris C. @ransomscreams 3d Outstanding performances from the two leads. Butterfield in particular is incredible but everyone showed up for this. It's effortlessly sharp, timely and hilarious. Imagine if Todd Solondz wrote and directed a Bret Easton Ellis adaptation. It's also refreshingly brisk in its run time without hitting a dull beat. Can't recommend it enough. A true reflection of who all of us really are. All we want is to be acknowledged. Some of us just take it a little too far. Great movie. See more Jules E. @Jewingpitney 3d This movie leaves you thinking - as the best movies always do. It’s horrifying for those less immersed in social media (think boomer, like me), but it captures something real, and magnifies the painful absurdity of the world the characters find themselves in through dark humor. Superb acting… See more Read all reviews

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