Handsome Devil: reviews

What the critics say

• The Hollywood ReporterDavid Rooney Unable to convince his widowed father (Ardel O'Hanlon) and chilly stepmother (Amy Huberman) that a boarding school where rugby is a religion is the wrong place for him, Ned Roche (O?Shea) braces himself for another term of ridicule, much of it at the hands of his "tormentor in chief," Weasel (Ruairi O'Connor). A scrawny, self-styled 16-year-old rebel with over-dyed red hair and a room decorated with David Bowie lyrics and Dita Von Teese pinups, Ned's solitary nature and ambiguous sexuality make him a target for gay slurs from his tribal classmates. Read