Laughing Boy

Laughing Boy is the living proof that indie films can be just as good as those big budget Hollywood productions. Because its an indie film the script needs to be entertaining enough to make you keep watching,(since there's no way costly special effects can distract the audience). Joe Grisaffi succeeded to do so in a very convincing way. Laughing Boy is about the loner who refuses to live according to the unwritten rules of suburban life. We follow him in this struggle which erupts at a party. Trying to be rebel he acts as a clown. A spot of recognition for the non-conformist inside all of us. Obtaining a copy of this movie shouldn't be to difficult and it's certainly worth it.

I found Laughing Boy to be spectacular. The character interaction and dialog is believable to the point of appearing like a humorous biography. It restored my belief that an independent film can be more then an artistic disassociation. Laughing Boy is something I can relate to. I could go into the little details of how I could associate with the movie, and because of that I loved it, however, the more I watched, the more I wanted to know what Cody would do next.

I have, and will continue to recommend this to any person who honestly loves a good comedy.

i was very impressed with the movie laughing boy...iam not as long winded as some others and will not get into charaacter development or any other movie cliche reviews..

i'll make it short and sweet. first class direction, good acting good plot, good photography and editing. this movie is one of those movies that is worth seeing, not only becuse it was produced and directed by a hometown houston boy, but also because it is a good movie. in todays times with film budgets soaring way past the 100 million dollar limits, it is good to see that good movies can still be made by people who are out of the hollywood loop and on an extremely tight budget. people who make movies because they love making movies and are not at this very moment in it for the money...although i'm sure that brazil grisaffi would take some money if you gave it to him..

good movie....go see it if you can..........out

Laughing Boy was the best drama I had seen since American Beauty. It, too, exposed the seamier side of the well groomed upper middle class American suburbanite. Again the vehicle for undermining the facade was a maverick, white, family man, who enjoys imbibing.

I expected only a joke-filled, silly, thin plot, because of the first sketch. However, the opening is the least successful part of this film, and the film's true, deeper meaning sneaks in slowly.

The true purpose of the film lies in the use of familiar characters that are confronted by issues of social and personal conformity. By use of a good story line, the film is engaging, as well as both funny AND thoughtful.