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5 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 80Wall Street JournalJohn AndersonWall Street JournalJohn AndersonMuch of what makes “The Boy Who Lived” special are the inexplicable ways people respond to the unexpected, and the randomly tragic, and whether they stick around when it would be much easier to vanish, as if by wizardry.
- 80CNNBrian LowryCNNBrian LowryAlternately uplifting and devastating, a warm reminiscence about the Harry Potter franchise and a glimpse into child stardom, it’s finally a tribute to its namesake, who concludes that he’d “better tell my story, or it won’t be told.”
- 70The New York TimesBen KenigsbergThe New York TimesBen Kenigsberg“The Boy Who Lived” provides an unusual behind-the-scenes portrait of how life goes on after movies are made.
- 70IGNHanna FlintIGNHanna FlintNot a deeply probing Hollywood documentary but filled to the brim with fun behind-the-scenes footage. The Boy Who Lived is a likable, grounded, and heartfelt portrait of a Harry Potter stuntman whose career was cut far too short.
- 60Rolling StoneChris VognarRolling StoneChris VognarThe Boy Who Lived lacks the complexity and frisson that might have set it apart in an increasingly crowded documentary field, or pushed it beyond its feel-good parameters.