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"One of the most BRUTALLY HONEST films I've ever seen in my entire life. Near documentary-like in it's moody, murky realism, I've been to towns like this one, I know the kind of people that live there, and the kind of environment the local populace harbors. Over time, some have gone on to criticize this film--I think that sting is mainly due to the upset over Swank beating Annette Bening in the Best Actress race. But I personally think this film is near-flawless, if you were to tell me back then"
" Hilary Swank & Chloë Sevigny as Brandon Teena & Lana Tisdel "
"Hilary Swank as Brandon Teena "
".... but when they're directed by a woman, they do. Especially if the boy is really a girl. I think that had Boys Don't Cry been released any other year, it would've easily have made it either to the top spot or close to it. The fact that for 1999, it's only at number ten shows that this was an exceptionally good year for high quality films. It was really hard for me to rank the all these films in the top ten in the order that I did. If it were possible to list the number one spot for this "
" I cried when she was raped and talked about her sexuality to the officer and all the way after that scene,"