Starring Winona Ryder, Lukas Haas, Wylie Wiggins, Skeet Ulrich, and John C. Reilly.
Boys centers on a high school boy, John Baker Jr. (Haas), attending boarding school who finds a 25 year old girl, Patty Vare (Ryder), unconscious in a field. He takes her back to his dorm and hides her. Flashbacks throughout reveal that she's hiding from the cops because she's under investigation for a stolen car. She and a famous baseball player, Bud Valentine (Ulrich), stole the car, and crashed into a river, killing Valentine. John and Patty fall in love, which is weird, and after Patty turns herself in, they escape and run off together.
The movie was somewhat interesting. It was creepy, as for the whole "high schooler dating a 25 year old" part. According to a plot summary, the boy was 'nursing her back to health,' but she had only been there a day. It wasn't particularly interesting or fresh feeling. It actually felt tired. An attempt at 80's teen romance in the mid-90's, the plot holes were abundant. I'm not sure it even made much sense, seeing as how I can barely come up with any real critique or opinion besides "hey, it kind of sucked."
Recommendations given to Ryder fans, 90's nerds, or dorky 9th grade girls at a sleepover. I'd rate it a 3.
Boys currently holds a 15% critic rating and a 27% audience rating on Rotten Tomatoes.
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