Alicia I love this movie so much

Steineded How sad is this?

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

thrall7 This show first came to my attention on a NYS station from Long Island. I was a fan of Chris O'Dowd's, but hadn't seen or heard of any of the other cast members. From the first episode I became a fan. It's a very clever, and original, premise. One of the things I enjoy the most about the show is that even though the imaginary friend is portrayed as an adult, he doesn't have any more smarts than the schoolboy who thought him up. The fractured family dynamic, with the financial and interpersonal struggles, plays very well, too. It weaves in the charm of small Irish towns with some consistently funny writing and plots. I hope that this show sticks around for many more years, at least until Martin gets through high school, because it's one of the shows I look forward to seeing every week.

amchugh89 Very funny stuff - centers around Martin, a cheerful outcast with an imaginary friend (Chris O'Dowd) who (being a product, after all, of his own thoughts) reinforces his many amusingly terrible ideas. In addition to this friend/partner-in-crime, Martin has three sisters, and a mom and dad who are absolutely brilliant characters. The mother is kind of like Lois from Malcolm in the Middle, in that she's a real pro at the parenting gig, probably the smartest cat in the family and tells it like it is. Unlike Lois, she does all of this with a calmness that makes her more humorous, likable and watchable. It's clear that the dad would lose all control without her around, and often fails spectacularly at important parenting tasks. He's no fool though, even if he often plays the part. He and his wife have the air of people who could be much more if they didn't have 4 kids to raise in Boyle. They're brutally 'real' with their kids, hilariously practical in their parenting and daydream almost as much as their screwball son Martin. So, when they inevitably have to help out one or a few of the children, you as the viewer can't help but feel a little moved. This isn't just about Martin's coming of age - it's also about family and unconditional love and community. That said, it's also just hilarious. It's clever (Martin's exchanges with O'Dowd come to mind), absurd (Martin's ideas), irreverent and much more. Best comedy I've seen in a long time.

bostongreekgirl Below is summary if TLDR: I've been perusing some TV shows online that are from all over the world but mostly English speaking ones unless there are subtitles; even ones that are no longer airing. I've been out of work due to illness for a while now & well I'm BORED. I stumbled on this great show "Moone Boy" & it is not only hysterical but really witty too. I love Martin (David Rawle)the kid this show centers around on. He has great comedy timing & his expressions are priceless. He reminds me of when Jake (Angus T. Jones) was young on Two & Half Men. The writers always gave Jake the best lines especially the one liners & he was adorable. Martin's character is the same. I also love his relationship with his family but most of all his imaginary friend Sean played by Chris O'Dowd; who BTW is hysterical in his own right but plays such a great character, friend, confident & partner in crime to Martin's naive, funny, witty kid. Plus they are both smart-asses & have some of the best exchanges. I highly recommend this show. It is based in Ireland & takes place in the 1980s. What more could you ask for? The retro look w/the 80s props are the best. I am a child of the 80s as I was born in 1975 so this brings back a lot of memories. There are only 6 episodes for the 1st season but I guess that is common for shows based out of the UK & Ireland but it has been picked up for a 2nd season. I can't wait to watch the rest of season 1 & looking forward to season 2. Hope you laugh & enjoy this show as much as I do. Cheers, BGG TLDR: Great funny show about a kid named Martin & his "friend" Sean living in Ireland during the 1980s. A must watch, very funny.

obiwayne Moone Boy isn't groundbreaking, but it is charming.I watched the first season over the past week and enjoyed it quite a bit. Considering his young age, David Rawle really shines as the main character Martin who has an imaginary friend, Seán(played by Chris O'Dowd).Honestly, I was hoping for more from relationship between O'Dowd and Rawle. While the premise is set up and there are touches of what goes on in the world regarding imaginary friends, I feel like it was ultimately unnecessary to the storyline and kind of pushed to the back to make way for the rest of the characters in the real world. Even while searching for synopsis information for each episode as a refresher for this review, the thing you notice is the lack of story lines involving Seán in any major way. Given the basic premise of the show I would have expected much more storytelling involving the imaginary friend. If it weren't for the fact that I like Chris O'Dowd so much and that the rest of the cast really sold the family stories, I might have been annoyed at the under-use of the concept. The rest of Martin's family really grows on you over the first season and you find yourself connecting more with them than you would have expected. I will say that I am glad they did not go so far as to make Seán a "Drop Dead Fred" sort of character, as this would have completely changed the tone of the show.Overall, I think Moone Boy is a show I will continue to watch when the new seasons arrive in the US. It is probably too late to really focus more on the Martin and Seán relationship at this point, so I hope they continue to make the family people I care about.