martinsop I loved Richard Linklater's approach with filming the movie. The audience literally sees a kid grow up on screen. This movie is not for the average movie goer. Most people these days watch movies to either see explosions or to get a laugh. I can see how some may think of Boyhood as boring, but I found it interesting. During the movie I felt attached to the characters and I would say that the characters are the most important part of this film. I am not an emotional person, but I found myself tearing up at a scene where Ethan Hawke's character is playing football with his two kids in a park. The scene was simple yet touching. It's these little moments that make Boyhood special. The only disappointment I had with the film was the acting, particularly with Lorelei Linklater (who plays Samantha). Lorelei Linklater was bland.

Omer Levent It's a beautiful movie. It's a privilege to be drawn in 12 years. It was so beautiful to see it. It's a different experiment. Although it lasted for 2 hours and 40 minutes and went to an ordinary drama consistency, it was not boring. It was even fun and nice. It's a long film I wonder. I did not regret it. The characters could not be emphasized much. Apart from that everything was nice.

Sam AlMan If you are considering watching this movie, you must expect that you will watch a boy's life through 12 years as the description of movie say BUT what makes this movie interesting or special?... it is the 12 years in making!!!.. This movie was made to present an ordinary boy's life, his thoughts and prospective on living that came from his observations and interactions. I like this movie and would recommend it to everyone who would like to watch a special movie with an ordinary (if not without) plot OR at least like to watch sweet movie on "regular" life.

BittersweetTea (Minor spoilers possible)The worst part of the movie was for me probably the ending, as it was open-ended and I feel like many of the lifelines demanded a stronger closure. Especially the protagonist's sister's life got left out of the story starting halfway.It had a potential esp. thanks to the longterm recording, but the main idea isn't quite there. What this movie does right at places is leading us through the contrast of how people change through growing up and how exactly the situations change around them. The characters felt flat at times (the mid part gets us the most involved) and towards the end even out of nowhere nihilistic, which struck me as overdone at places. I must say I loved the part with the teacher about the art giving him the waking-up call.The movie ends as the protagonist enters the college and I feel like it could've been better if they just waited for him to enter the stage of a working adult (how did his career and personal life turns up after everything he's gone through, hm?)So all in all, watch for the minor events that show life contrasting during different periods while growing up, but be ready for rather a slow movie with boring passages and mediocre ending.