An excellently written, excellently acted, and at times excellently animated movie. Funny, sad, bittersweet and dark, "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" is a terrific film all around. Emile Hirsch is quite good here, but the real star of the picture... (read more) An excellently written, excellently acted, and at times excellently animated movie. Funny, sad, bittersweet and dark, "The Dangerous Lives of Altar Boys" is a terrific film all around. Emile Hirsch is quite good here, but the real star of the picture is Kieren Culkin, who single-handedly manages to prove himself a more adept actor in this one role than his brother Macaulay did in his entire career.

'Altar Boys' excells past its standard coming-of-age story by offering shades of grey and a terrific cast, and it also manages to survive some ridiculous animated sequences.

At first the cartoon sequences were really cool, but they were far longer than they were interesting. Kieran Culkin and Emile Hirsch are great, though.

It's an okay movie. The acting was really good. I kind of wanted to see more character development, though. The mix of live-acting and comic animation was interesting. It's unfortunate that not much gets resolved in the end, in terms of character... (read more) It's an okay movie. The acting was really good. I kind of wanted to see more character development, though. The mix of live-acting and comic animation was interesting. It's unfortunate that not much gets resolved in the end, in terms of character relationships and stuff. It's still worth seeing, at least once, I think -- for the plot and to see its potential, I guess.

The storyline is quite a tapestry, brilliant use of cartoon sequences to expand on the main character's inner trials. Excellent cast, the Culkin kid genuinely surprised me with a solid performance and Hirsch is always fantastic. I wonder if the Nun/p... (read more) The storyline is quite a tapestry, brilliant use of cartoon sequences to expand on the main character's inner trials. Excellent cast, the Culkin kid genuinely surprised me with a solid performance and Hirsch is always fantastic. I wonder if the Nun/pegleg character was slightly miscast - although it may have been my preconceived impression of Foster that really took the edge off her performance.

I've heard about this from somebody, so I'll give it a watch.

First-time director Peter Care crafts something darkly funny and touching.