The Loneliest Boy in the World

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The Loneliest Boy in the World
The Loneliest Boy in the World poster.png
Release poster
Directed byMartin Owen
Written byPiers Ashworth
Produced by
  • Matt Williams
  • Pat Wintersgill
  • Piers Ashworth
  • Ryan Hamilton
Starring
CinematographyHåvard Helle
Edited byJeremy Gibbs
Music by The Invisible Men
Production
companies
  • Future Artists Entertainment
  • Loneliest Boy in the World
  • Lip Sync
Distributed by Well Go USA Entertainment
Release dates
  • 13 August 2022 (2022-08-13)(Popcorn Frights Film Festival)
  • 14 October 2022 (2022-10-14)(United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish
Box office$52,215 [1]

The Loneliest Boy in the World is a 2022 British comedy horror film written by Piers Ashworth, directed by Martin Owen, and starring Max Harwood and Hero Fiennes Tiffin.

Contents

Cast

Production

Principal photography began on 21 February 2021 in Llansteffan and the Crymlyn Burrows area in Wales, and lasted eight weeks. [2] [3]

Release

The Loneliest Boy in the World had its world premiere at the Popcorn Frights Film Festival in Fort Lauderdale, Florida, on 13 August 2022. [4] [5] It was also screened as the opening film of the 2022 edition of Manchester's Grimmfest film festival on 6 October. [6] The film was released by Well Go USA Entertainment in select theatres in the United States on 14 October 2022, on demand and on digital on 18 October, [7] [8] [9] and on DVD and Blu-ray on 20 December. [10]

Reception

On the review aggregator website Rotten Tomatoes, the film holds an approval rating of 41% based on 17 reviews, with an average rating of 4.2/10. [11]

Preston Barta of the Denton Record-Chronicle gave the film a positive review and wrote, "It's a lovable cinematic Frankenstein of '80s movies and television that's peppered with exciting camera tricks and dazzling production design". [12]

Rich Cross of Starburst gave the film a negative review: "The result is a surreal tale that aims to blend the corpse comedy of Weekend at Bernie's with the macabre motifs of a Tim Burton fantasy, but which ends up strangely devoid of life." [13]

Chad Collins of Dread Central awarded the film two stars out of five and wrote, "The Loneliest Boy in the World is a pastel zombie throwback of sitcom terror whose innate wholesomeness can't compensate for the sense that these undead themes have walked a hundred times before." [14]

Sheila O'Malley of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one-and-a-half stars out of four and wrote, "The film relies too heavily on cliche and hopes the audience won't notice." [15]

Fred Topel of United Press International gave the film a positive review, calling it "a quirky horror comedy. It has plenty of gore and violence for horror hounds, but also a surrealist heart." [16]

Simon Abrams of TheWrap gave the film a negative review and wrote, "The gags in The Loneliest Boy in the World also tend to be so broad and lazy that it's hard to imagine how this movie's retro-bait sensibility will appeal to anyone other than the targets of this poisoned-apple crowdpleaser's toothless criticism." [17]

Meagan Navarro of Bloody Disgusting awarded the film three skulls out of five and wrote, "It's a simple yet charming story that uses the sitcom format to satirize the nuclear family while offering the protagonist a chance for growth through escapism. The cute zombie comedy makes for an on-the-nose means of coping with death". [18]

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References

  1. ↑ "The Loneliest Boy in the World (2022)". Box Office Mojo . Retrieved 22 November 2023.
  2. ↑ "County Councillor's Report" (DOCX). Llansteffan & Llanybri Community Council. 15 February 2021. Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  3. ↑ Youle, Richard (12 April 2021). "Film studio boss extends rent-free offer of huge field hospital site". WalesOnline . Retrieved 24 September 2023.
  4. ↑ "Loneliest Boy in the World". Popcorn Frights. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  5. ↑ Solomon, Michelle F. (12 August 2022). "Popcorn Frights Festival Ready To Put Scare in Summer". MiamiArtZine. Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  6. ↑ Yossman, K. J. (22 August 2022). "U.K. Horror Film Festival Grimmfest Unveils Line-Up Including 'House of Darkness,' 'The Loneliest Boy In The World'". Variety . Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  7. ↑ Kraft, Tim (13 October 2022). "Exclusive: Max Harwood and Hero Fiennes Tiffin on the Unique Zombies in The Loneliest Boy in the World". MovieWeb . Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  8. ↑ Miska, Brad (10 October 2022). "'The Loneliest Boy in the World' Clip Plays a Game of Trick-or-Treat [Exclusive]". Bloody Disgusting . Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  9. ↑ Hamman, Cody (20 September 2022). "The Loneliest Boy in the World trailer: Max Harwood, Ashley Benson star in zombie horror comedy". JoBlo.com . Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  10. ↑ James, Jonathan (21 December 2022). "Horror Highlights: The Loneliest Boy in the World, Don't Move, Arrow, Huesera: The Bone Woman, Project Wolf Hunting". Daily Dead. Retrieved 23 September 2023.
  11. ↑ "The Lonliest Boy in the World". Rotten Tomatoes . Retrieved 22 September 2023.
  12. ↑ Barta, Preston (30 October 2022). "'The Loneliest Boy in the World' interview/review: An '80s-spiked undead bash that drips with style akin to Tim Burton, John Waters". Denton Record-Chronicle . Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  13. ↑ Cross, Rich (21 November 2022). "The Loneliest Boy in the World". Starburst . Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  14. ↑ Collins, Chad (12 October 2022). "Undead Hijinks in 'The Loneliest Boy in the World' [Review]". Dread Central . Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  15. ↑ O'Malley, Sheila (14 October 2022). "The Loneliest Boy in the World". RogerEbert.com . Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  16. ↑ Topel, Fred (13 October 2022). "Screamfest movie review: 'Loneliest Boy in the World' is a heartwarming zombie romp". United Press International . Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  17. ↑ Abrams, Simon (10 October 2022). "'The Loneliest Boy in the World' Review: Brainless Zombie Comedy Features Too Many Elbows to the Ribs". TheWrap . Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  18. ↑ Navarro, Meagan (18 August 2022). "'The Loneliest Boy in the World' Review – A Sweet Fairy Tale About a Boy and His Corpse Family [Popcorn Frights]". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
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