50
The result is a better-late-than-never coming-of-age tale that is by turns earnest and corny, though never stupide.
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80
Composed of artfully used split-screen, lots of hand-held camera, and expertly honed dialogue, the film floats on currents of sadness and understated humor. It also makes Loic's existential ache almost palpable.
50
The real struggle here isn't so much Chatagny's slow emergence into maturity as Lionel Baier's directorial struggle to balance artful and erotic elements.
75
Raw, uncompromising and surprisingly explicit.
80
Los Angeles Times by Kevin Thomas
Loic's journey is rich in incident and detail, and Garçon Stupide retains its dynamic momentum throughout.
63
Baier's style is almost uncomfortably voyeuristic, amplified by the casting of a young, inexperienced actor (Pierre Chatagny) in a part that calls for hardcore sex.
25
Garcon Stupide features the best gay seduction scene ever filmed on a Ferris wheel. Unfortunately, you have to sit through the entire movie to get to it. Whether you want to will depend on your interest in explicit gay sex.