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By Kam Williams (1,272) for AALBC.com (174) on 11 Mar 2012

Think Whale Rider meets Superfly, except mama's dead instead of Freddy…

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By Nora Lee Mandel (401) for Film-Forward.com (768) on 11 Mar 2012

Colorful visuals and sometimes overly broad sight gags communicate in a universal language [for] this heartwarming film infused with affection…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 07 Mar 2012

Boy could have been a twee mush of cuteness and bathos but it's not, in large part because of the outstanding cast of unself-conscious Maori kids…

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By James Greenberg (88) for Hollywood Reporter (2,966) on 05 Mar 2012

A cross between The 400 Blows and Slumdog Millionaire…

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By David Noh (869) for Film Journal International (5,095) on 01 Mar 2012

New Zealand coming-of-age story has moments of beauty and warmth, but is ultimately too twee by half…

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By Brian Orndorf (4,059) for BrianOrndorf.com (1,055) on 01 Mar 2012

Waititi's a gifted storyteller with a generous sense of humor and a confident way with actors, with Boy a great example of his agreeably idiosyncratic…

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By Marshall Fine (1,011) for Hollywood & Fine (854) on 01 Mar 2012

Writer-director Taika Waititi may be the founder of his own school of humor: call it cruel-reality comedy..it entertains and touches with sly…

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By Harvey S. Karten (2,210) for Compuserve (1,948) on 28 Feb 2012

The title character's charm cannot make up for the film's lack of a narrative center…

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By Simon Miraudo (882) for Quickflix (709) on 20 Oct 2010

It is far from a bad film; in fact, it's totally pleasant and enjoyable…

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By Thomas Caldwell (278) for Cinema Autopsy (278) on 11 Sep 2010

All the performances are wonderful and frankly films are rarely this genuine and consistently entertaining…

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By Marc Fennell (82) for Channel 10 Australia (8) on 07 Sep 2010

A sweet, charming flick where the humour reverberates with authenticity. A case of plot drift and abandoned subplots hold it back, though…

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By David Michael Brown (23) for Empire Magazine Australasia (200) on 31 Aug 2010

Boy is the feel-good film of the year. This boy's life is a hilarious and bewitching reminder of what it's like to be young…

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By Anders Wotzke (182) for Moviedex (362) on 29 Aug 2010

Not since 2008's Oscar winner Slumdog Millionaire has pleasure and pain come together so beautifully…

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By Leigh Paatsch (1,103) for Herald Sun (Australia) (1,081) on 25 Aug 2010

While Boy is built upon sturdy foundations of accessible comedy and relatable drama, it never quite assumes the shape of a typical crowd-pleaser…

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By Fiona Williams (67) for sbs.com.au (697) on 25 Aug 2010

Boy contains very little 'quirk for quirk's sake' -- and that's no mean feat for a film that's replete with 'nudge-nudge-wink-wink' 80s nostalgia,…

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By Margaret Pomeranz (380) for At the Movies (Australia) (716) on 24 Aug 2010

There's a poignancy to Boy, apart from the humour which is a great component of the film, to make it a truly original piece of cinema…

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By Matthew Toomey (680) for ABC Radio Brisbane (680) on 23 Aug 2010

It starts out as a fairly innocuous comedy but it gradually develops into something more dramatic, more meaningful…

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By Nick Dent (153) for Sunday Mail (Australia) (35) on 22 Aug 2010

Boy is one of the most successful films of all time in its home country and it's not hard to see why…

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