The Paperboy
October 2012
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Rafer Guzman
"The Paperboy" is one of those rare examples where you might wish the movie was less faithful to the book.
Lisa Kennedy
Yes, it's a dizzying stew set to boil.
Rick Groen
The Paperboy is southern Gothic wallowing in the swamp of low camp. And if the wallowing were deliberate, this might have been hugely funny.
Peter Howell
The Paperboy bears some promise as a good-bad movie, but it unfolds as a bad-bad one.
Moira MacDonald
It's a movie that seems to have a mild form of heatstroke: it's blurry, as if filmed long ago, and feverish, and the story wanders all over the place as if lost in a bayou. When it's over, you want to wipe your brow.
Steven Rea
The Paperboy is over-the-top every which way you look.
Critic reviews
Rafer Guzman
"The Paperboy" is one of those rare examples where you might wish the movie was less faithful to the book.
Rick Groen
The Paperboy is southern Gothic wallowing in the swamp of low camp. And if the wallowing were deliberate, this might have been hugely funny.
Peter Howell
The Paperboy bears some promise as a good-bad movie, but it unfolds as a bad-bad one.
Moira MacDonald
It's a movie that seems to have a mild form of heatstroke: it's blurry, as if filmed long ago, and feverish, and the story wanders all over the place as if lost in a bayou. When it's over, you want to wipe your brow.
Rene Rodriguez
This one has it all: sex, violence, torture, incest, jellyfish attacks, telekinetic masturbation, Nicole Kidman peeing on Zac Efron and a gator gutted in revolting close-up.
User reviews

Great acting. Just watched this film and although I have to admit I'm not sure I understood the entire story line, I thought the dialogue, soundtrack and the raw film style were pretty fantastic. I also absolutely loved the acting -- on all counts. Nicole Kidman was superb, John Cusack was outright creepy, Matthew McConaughey was brilliant as usual, and the supporting cast were phenomenal. But the two I was REALLY impressed with were Macy Gray and Zack Efron -- wow, I had no idea either one was so talented in this area. Truly two up-and-coming actors that I hope to see more of in the near future!

Surprising!!! I watched this with no idea about a description of the movie, and was surprised by some of the storyline and twists & turns the movie took. {This isn't a movie I'd watch with/or around my kids (the occasional content could be considered "deep", by some), caution should be considered.} For the events & time era in which the storyline was written for, I believe this movie was a success. Each actor/actress developed their characters to exactly fit the persons you come to love & hate in this movie...check it out, you just may be surprised!
Cast and credits
Actors | Zac Efron, Matthew McConaughey, Nicole Kidman, John Cusack |
Producers | Lee Daniels, Ed Cathell III, Cassian Elwes, Hilary Shor |
Director | Lee Daniels |
Writers | Lee Daniels, Peter Dexter |
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Rental period
Start within 30 days, finish within 48 hours.
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Run time
106 minutes
Rating
R
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