This movie was so-so. It had it's moments, but wasn't the greatest.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

Yes, absolutely, there is fun to be had, as well as many, many things to go boom, all amid an atmospheric urban jungle.

Gender stereotypes are very powerful in our society, and in Celine Sciamma's sensitive film, we see the story of a young girl who prefers to identify as a boy. The film's strength is that it doesn't look from a forced viewpoint of trans-sexualism, but simply tells a tale of someone who doesn't fit in with the role she is expected to play. It's nicely judged, although quiet, and an interesting light on the way that, even as children, we put pressure on each other to conform, adapt and survive in what is sometimes a hostile world.

A young girl moves to a new community as a boyStarring Zoe HeranWritten and directed by Celine SciammaThis is another short but pretty mesmerizing French movie with subtitles.It's an oddball movie. A gentle and quirky tale of a young girl's search for her own identity. It kept my interest all the way. No car chases. No special effects. Just a decent story that gives a unique insight into a child's life.I liked it.7.5/10

It isn't often that I enjoy movies based around children, but it was impossible for me to hate this one. French films have always had a sense of honesty that I value and Tomboy did not disappoint in that aspect. Taking a serious topic and putting it in the perfect of a child was genius. Almost everything about this movie was completely fulfilling. The story is so captivating that I found little time to focus on technical aspects of the film. The emotion was spectacular in a simple and childish way that reminds me of being younger. This movie would have been nearly perfect if the story had been properly finished. The ending was very unsatisfactory and left so much to be wanted for such an amazing film. Unfortunately because the ending was so hollow I can't give this movie an extremely high rating, but I definitely recommend it.

From the director of the very good Water Lilies, a film about teenage sexuality. This one is similar in theme, with a style seemingly derived from the Dardennes (Water Lilies was far less documentary realist). Zoe Heran stars as a pre-teen girl who wishes she were a boy. Her parents think she's just a tomboy, perhaps that it's just a phase, but when the family moves into their new home during the middle of summer break, Heran introduces herself to the local children as Mikael. There are a few weeks left before school starts. She doesn't have much of a plan other than to enjoy her time as a boy. Of course, exposure is ever lurking. Heran is excellent, as are Jeanne Disson as the girl with whom she gets somewhat romantically involved and Malonn Levana as Heran's little sister (the moment where she figures out what her sister's up to is as great a moment of acting as anything achieved by Quevenzhane). Like any Dardennes film, it's simple, sweet, and quietly devastating.