No. 7. (2020) HONEY BOY February 8th.

Film No. 7 (2020)  Feb. 8th.  10:45 AM  LUNA PALACE Leederville. 

"You think you're hot? You think you're hot because you don't know how good I am at what I do." (A drunken Otis yells at the arresting officers after crashing his car minutes into the film).

Honey Boy is a terrific film about A Type personality, Shia LaBeouf (writer), telling the story of the emotional traumas of his early life, but be warned, it is not an easy watch.

LaBeouf, himself, plays the controlling father James, to a point that there must be a story behind the rollercoaster Shia surely encountered in the re-creation of the man who so tortured (not physically) him. LaBeouf wrote the screenplay, after nearly killing himself and others in a car-crash, while in rehab in the mid 2000's. The narrative is told as fiction, based around his real-life experiences.

Young Otis at 12 is played by Noah Jupe; Lucas Hedges is Otis at 22. Both, seamlessly, bring LaBeouf to life a decade apart with Jupe giving a wonderful insight into a boy growing at a rate beyond his years. The rants of a 22 year old Otis gives Hedges the chance to display his range as the star he soon will be, if not already.

For La Beouf fans wanting to know a truth about their subject, Honey Boy shouldn't be missed. For those who stumble across this flick, you are bound to be fascinated for 90 minutes before researching the films of La Beouf and remembering a performance or two. The Peanut Butter Falcon is a current offering worth a look.  8GUMS.