646f9e108c Hakeem and A-Mac are like brothers. Together facing immigrant life in Montreal, while &#39;spotting&#39; cars after school. Boost gives us a glimpse into the awkward adventures of teenage boyhood, then the jolt, when that innocence ends abruptly. Equally provocativeentertaining. I found there to be a seamless connection between visuals. Authentic acting. Moral message very pronounced. Similarly styled to a Tarantino film. Completely engages audience. Created some discomfort in me in regards to the theme of impressionability of youth. I was fortunate to see this movie at the premiere screening in Montreal. This is a great dramatic coming of age film depicting a side of two teenage immigrant Montrealer&#39;s that rarely has any light shed on (if not ever), Its a must see and very important Canadian film. It garnered a few laughs at moments which helped offload some of the harder themes. <br/><br/>The story holds onto an enormous amount of realism and i&#39;m sure would resonate with the struggles that some teenage immigrants or segregated groups have to face living in a big metropolitan city, so the story is universal in nature and can relate.<br/><br/>The cinematography work was wonderful, it captured almost a claustrophobic sense of being with the lead character Hakeem (incredible performance from Nabil Rajo), in which the city was only a backdrop to the story and the camera work helped us feel isolated with the character at the same time. There was a number of great intense moments that had me shifted up into my seat. <br/><br/>Being a sound post professional myself, I thought the sound work was competent and effective to help build the story and suspense.<br/><br/>The music underscore, was effective and felt almost effortless without drawing much attention to it, this I felt complimented this style of film.<br/><br/>Darren Curtis is a remarkable filmmaker for which I hope he continues to develop and write more films.
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