Boys Don't Cry

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...it's clear from the gloomy start that Boys Don't Cry is going to be far from pretty.

This could have been a clinical Movie of the Week, but instead it's a sad song about a free spirit who tried to fly a little too close to the flame.

Strikingly shot and tautly structured, it boasts an impressive performance from Swank and heralds a major new talent in writer-director Peirce.

...a potent movie-going experience.