‘Boy Kills World’ TIFF Review – Manic, Gory Actioner Plays Like a Video Game
Vengeance and action go hand in hand, with revenge frequently serving as the central motivator for a single action hero to punch and slice their way through hordes of enemies. Such is the case with Boy Kills World, the feature debut from director Moritz Mohr. While its revenge plot may not offer any genuine narrative surprises, the manic B-movie energy combined with frenetic, gory action infuses a familiar conceit with a sense of video game fun. Bill Skarsgård stars as Boy, a deaf-mute honed as a weapon for much of his life by...