The Loneliest Boy in the World

Eeww. Just ...eww.

This horror comedy is way too heavy on the gross. It emphasizes the reality of dead bodies, beginning with the mother's "accident" and goes too far when Oliver's new family of dead bodies come to life. He can't imagine them being fun or clever or not puking up every single thing they eat, talking while vomiting. That's when I had to turn it off.

Nothing about Oliver is compelling, anyway, he's just weird and sad and obviously belongs in a mental hospital. There's also something sad about him making friends with corpses he dug up from the grave, that gives creepy vibes in the worst possible way. Not a fun way or a spooky way, but like a "omg that's a dead body you freaking weirdo."

Seems like some indie film maker was trying to push the envelope just to be an edgelord, or has some necrophiliac tendencies. Because I'm lost on how a normal person could find this funny or charming.

Love the mix of horror and comedy (and some drama), two of my favourite genres. The delivery of satire was perfect. Had a laugh watching it. But what really attracted my eyes was the set. I love the atmosphere of a peaceful 80s house. The details, the set, everything! It was amazing, perfect, and beautifully executed - matched with such an amazing, underrated and talented cast that perfectly played their roles.

Honestly, a must-watch. Besides, Halloween is approaching. This would be a perfect movie for a night spent with family and friends. It sure captures the essence of halloween pretty well.

Is a a teen romance? Horror? Comedy? Or just a splodge of all three?

It was set in America but filmed in england with half english actors with dodgy accents. Which added to the oddness I suppose. The acting was fine but the story was very juvenile with over the top performances. I certainly wouldnt pay to see it but if it came up streaming for free and you were a bit drunk then it might make a an OK evening. Otherwise I would avoid as there is much better stuff you could waste your time with.

Needed to be darker and less jokey. Basically a Halloween film for 12 year olds , which is probably the target audience.

Stumbling upon the 2022 horror comedy "The Loneliest Boy in the World" by random chance, reading the synopsis and realizing that this was a horror comedy with zombies, then of course I had to sit down and watch the movie immediately.

Granted, I hadn't heard about this movie from writer Piers Ashworth, Emilio Estevez and Brad Wyman prior to actually sitting down to watch it, so I didn't know what to expect, nor did I know what I was in for. But still, it being a horror comedy with zombies, it had potential for sure.

The storyline told in "The Loneliest Boy in the World" was not overly great. Sure, the movie was watchable, though this is hardly an outstanding or memorable zombie horror comedy. And while I managed to sit through the entire movie, then I doubt that I will ever return to watch it again, simply because the storyline was too plain and mundane.

I wasn't familiar with the cast ensemble in the movie, though I think that the actors and actresses did good enough jobs with the severe limitations imposed on them by an inferior script, plot and character gallery.

Visually then "The Loneliest Boy in the World" was actually good. I liked the special effects, and they were definitely fair for a horror comedy of this caliber.

All in all, then my rating of director Martin Owen's 2022 horror comedy "The Loneliest Boy in the World" lands on a four out of ten stars.

The Loneliest Boy in the World is a unique story about a teenage boy who lost his mother in what he calls and accident. After being told to find friends, which is not an easy task for him, he begins to make his own by digging up corpses from recently passed people. He creates his own family of dead bodies in his house. But one day he wakes up to find them more alive than ever...

The movie is colorful and stylish, the actors do a good job portraying their characters, however this movie is riddled with clichés and plot holes. There are several things that are not adding up and the movie feels like it is unsure what it wants to be. It plays out like a kid's movie with horror aspects but has an R-rating and I think the movie should have decided for either one of those. It could have been much darker and more horrifying with more absurd and crazy storytelling, but it chooses to be a mixture and therefore be rather forgettable. [5,1/10]