The Mudge Boy

Wow...so this movie was incredibly boring. I had high hopes for it, but I had to keep myself from falling asleep until the last third of the movie where something actually happens. This is definately one of those movies that sounds much better on the Netflix summary than it actually is.



Duncan Mudge (Emile Hirsch) is a really strange kid whose only friend Perry even abuses him. Usually weird kids at least make for interesting movies. Not this one. I'm not even sure if there was a plot to this movie. Duncan's mother died and he starts wearing her clothes, which sounds interesting at least, but somehow this movie even makes that boring. ***SPOILER*** Even when the rape happened, I felt it was more for shock value than anything else. I guess they did such a bad job making you connect with the characters, that it wasn't as emotional as it should have been. Even when he killed his only friend, his chicken. It should have been really sad for the viewer, but it really didn't have the impact it should have. It just seemed thrown in for shock value. ***END SPOILER***



I read that The Mudge Boy is a "remake" of a short film called Fishbelly White. I would like to see the short film because I think that this movie would be much better as a short film. On the whole, the film has a tragic, but good story. But as a full length film, it's just boring. Not recommended, but if you happen to come across Fishbelly White, it's probably worth a viewing.