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The Paperboy 2012

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All-star legal thriller set in sweaty 1960s Florida about two brothers (Zac Efron and Matthew McConaughey) investigating the case of a death row inmate (John Cusack) after a woman (Nicole Kidman) convinces them of his innocence. From Lee Daniels, director of the Oscar-winning Precious. More

Van Wetter (Cusack) is sentenced to death in Florida for the murder of a policeman. While in prison, Wetter meets by correspondence the sultry Charlotte (Kidman). Believing him innocent, Charlotte enlists the help of investigative journalists Jack (Efron) and Ward (McConaughey). They find inconsistencies in Wetter’s case and battle through the murky waters of Florida's justice system to uncover the truth. Hide

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    • Darryn

      Ooooo - Macy Gray!!

    • Sarah

      What a great trailer! So excited for this

    • LoM

      Despite fact that ZE and MM can't act, this actually looks quite good. Who knew.

    • bryce

      white trash + good ole fun

    • bryce

      looks like puply white trash fun, and zac efron in shorts is always a bonus, with nicole kidman being age appropriate as usual

    • adz

      looks good. cant wait to see it

    • Karren

      Looking forward to seeing this :-)

    • Rod

      Hope it is as good as it ;srievew

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Press Reviews

Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Great trash, and as Pauline Kael told us, the movies are so seldom great art that if we can't appreciate great trash, we might as well not go at all. Full review.

Guardian (UK)

This gripping, scary and queasily funny. Full review.

Hollywood Reporter

This is a tale of murder, idealistic journalism, warped sexual desires, a slipshod legal system and inbred backwater types hostile to outsiders. Full review.

Los Angeles Times

There is so much grit in Kidman and McConaughey's performances, it's a lot for Efron to stand up to, but he does a good job of giving Jack a cocky innocence that is disarming. Full review.

New York Times

It is by turns lurid, humid, florid, languid and stupid, but it is pretty much all id all the time. Full review.

Total Film (UK)

A throwback to the exploitation cinema of its period. As such, it's grungy, tasteless and hard to take your eyes off. Full review.

Urban Cinefile (Australia)

Constantly edgy and fascinating to watch, The Paperboy is stronger in its parts than as a whole, mostly due to the script that never fully satisfies. Full review.

Variety (USA)

A risibly overheated, not unenjoyable slab of late-'60s Southern pulp trash, marked by a sticky, sweaty atmosphere of delirium and sexual frustration. Full review.