Review of December Boys (2007) by Claire S — 21 Jan 2008

A heart warming film. Not really what I expected, but it was really good. It's good to see Daniel Radcliffe in a film other then harry potter.

This review of December Boys (2007) was written by Claire S on 21 Jan 2008.

December Boys has generally received mixed reviews.

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By William Thomas (198) for Empire (3,446) on 23 Sep 2015

More Sunday afternoon filler than cinema sensation, it’s a perfectly pleasant drama, but you’ll struggle to remember it the next day…

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By Nins L (51) on 05 Jan 2013

I wanted to watch it cuz I knew Dan was in it but I wasnt sure the movie itz gonna be so good.But when I decided to watch itfinallyI actually…

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By Bruce H (68) on 28 Jun 2017

OK story but I'm sick of lazy producers that can not use the correct props and music for the stated time period, (the 60's)…

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By Jeannette Catsoulis (1,537) for The New York Times (9,847) on 31 Oct 2011

A coming-of-age tale so treacly it doesn’t just tug your heartstrings, it attempts to glue them to your ribs…

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By Nathan Rabin (1,078) for The A.V. Club (5,644) on 04 Jan 2014

For much of its duration, December is poignantly bittersweet, but the closing sugar rush washes its pleasing ambiguities away…

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By Brenda V (35) on 19 May 2011

Worth your time, for sure. would've liked a bit more character development…

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By Meredith W (585) on 19 Jul 2014

Though it is slow to begin with, I ended up really loving this and ended up with a few tears in the ending, which I didn't see coming…

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By Katrina B (107) on 23 Apr 2011

This was an ok movie…

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By Kevin Crust (344) for Los Angeles Times (12,977) on 03 Oct 2013

A refreshingly gentle treatment of familiar themes such as the inevitability of change, the dashing of youthful illusions and mutability of…

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