foureyes

There are some child actors who just naturally know how to use facial gestures to maximum advantage. Jake Ryan, last seen in Inside Llewyn Davis and Moonrise Kingdom, is one of those actors. In Conor Byrne’s hilarious coming-of-age comedy, Ryan plays 10 year-old Bobby Bowersox. Reluctant to accept the fact that he needs glasses, Bowersox soon finds that his new pair of eye wear unexpectedly thrust him into the tumultuous world of puberty. Featuring a vibrant colour palette and top-notch performances from the cast, Foureyes is a film that crackles with energy and wit. It takes a charming and amusing approach to that awkward phase in life that we all embarrassingly go through.

Foureyes
Director: Conor Byrne / USA/ 2014/ 12 minutes
Starring: Jake Ryan, Lori Funk, Alfred Gingold, R.J. Kelly, and Olivia Nikkanen

Published by Courtney Small

The founder of Cinema Axis, Courtney is a Rotten Tomatoes approved critic who can frequently be heard discussing film as co-host of Frameline on Radio Regent. Courtney has contributed to several publications including Leonard Maltin, That Shelf, POV Magazine, In the Seats, Black Girl Nerds, and Comix Asylum. He also celebrates diversity in cinema as host of the Changing Reels podcast and is a member of the Toronto Film Critics Association, the Online Film Critics Society, and the African American Film Critics Association.

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