The Loneliest Boy in the World

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.

The Loneliest Boy in the World
Directed byMartin Owen
Written byPiers Ashworth
StarringMax Harwood
Hero Fiennes Tiffin
Distributed byWell Go USA Entertainment
Release date
  • 14 October 2022 (2022-10-14) (United States)
Running time
91 minutes
CountryUnited Kingdom
LanguageEnglish

Cast

Release

The film was released in the United States in select cinemas on 14 October 2022, and on demand and on digital on 18 October 2022.[1][2][3]

Reception

The film has a 38% rating on Rotten Tomatoes based on sixteen reviews.[4]

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".[5]

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."[6]

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."[7]

Sheila O'Malley of RogerEbert.com awarded the film one and a half stars and wrote, "The film relies too heavily on cliche and hopes the audience won't notice."[8]

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."[9]

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."[10]

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".[11]

References
  1. 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.
  2. 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.
  3. 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.
  4. "The Lonliest Boy in the World". Rotten Tomatoes. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  5. 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-Chornicle. Retrieved 24 April 2023.
  6. "THE LONELIEST BOY IN THE WORLD". Starburst. 21 November 2022. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  7. Collins, Chad (12 October 2022). "Undead Hijinks in 'The Loneliest Boy in the World' [Review]". Dread Central. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  8. O'Malley, Sheila (14 October 2022). "The Loneliest Boy in the World". RogerEbert.com. Retrieved 23 April 2023.
  9. 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.
  10. 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.
  11. 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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