December Boys (2007)
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Reviews Counted:65
Fresh:28
Rotten:37
Average Rating:5/10
Consensus: Uneventful and far too sentimental.
Synopsis: Based on the novel by Michael Noonan, DECEMBER BOYS is a touching coming-of-age drama set in Australia in the 1960s. Maps (Daniel Radcliffe), Misty (Lee Cormie), Sparks (Christian Byers), and Spit... [More]
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Lee Cormie, Christian Byers, James Fraser
Director: Rod Hardy
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A moving coming of age story that canvasses faith and family, The December Boys reminds us why our childhoods often hold the key to our heart. Full Review |
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The coast of Australia is an apt setting for Rod Hardy's precious drama: It's Beaches for men. Full Review |
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Fans and industry watchers who wonder whether Radcliffe has what it takes to turn his increasingly sophisticated performances in [Harry Potter] into a full-blown adult career as an actor... can see for themselves: the kid's got talent... Full Review |
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Radcliffe is good at showing vulnerability but without the skills to give it gradation. The magic doesn't work for him this time. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Director Rod Hardy adds some whimsical touches to an otherwise cliche-filled story, but the young orphans never emerge as full-blooded characters. Full Review |
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2/4 |
Conflicted but well-acted. Full Review |
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I was not charmed. I was not moved. Full Review |
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2.5/5 |
Pleasant but pedestrian. Full Review |
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C+ |
No reason to see it. No reason not to see it, either. Shrug. Full Review |
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2.5/4 |
Particularly for Radcliffe fans, it's an agreeable journey. Full Review |
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2/4 |
A story line involving a crusty fisherman and a giant, fabled fish plays as unintentionally comic. Other moments are visually excessive. Full Review |
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B- |
...it's hard to argue with the movie's general good spirits. Full Review |
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C |
Sometimes the hardest movies to review are the ones that are middle-of-the-road, bland and completely uninspiring, movies like December Boys. Full Review |
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C |
Sweet--indeed, cloying--coming-of-age tale...the barrage of messages it carries ultimately proves too heavy a cargo. Full Review |
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2/5 |
There is nothing on display in the coming-of-age drama December Boys that you haven’t already seen dozens of times before. Full Review |
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B- |
"December Boys" is a minor ensemble melodrama that succeeds for the heartfelt efforts of its ensemble. Full Review |
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