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By David Jenkins (910) for Time Out (7,510) on 13 Sep 2007

With its series of tonally awkward plot developments which seem to have been engineered specifically to meet Radcliffe's various portfolio…

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By Elliott Noble (448) for Sky Cinema (1,726) on 13 Sep 2007

Crisply shot by cinematographer David Connell, the South Australian locations offer a nostalgic, golden glow to proceedings…

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By Lisa Schwarzbaum (1,672) for Entertainment Weekly (6,953) on 12 Sep 2007

The filmmakers can't decide whether to trust the period innocence of the book (and play down their casting coup) or let the young man rip as…

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By Gene Seymour (406) for Newsday (2,345) on 12 Sep 2007

The movie earns its right to sentiment through its performances and gentle solicitousness toward its young heroes…

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By Russell Edwards (40) for Variety (12,700) on 12 Sep 2007

Occasionally touching but rarely convincing coming-of-ager…

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By Paul Arendt (158) for BBC.com (1,500) on 10 Sep 2007

Based on a novel by Michael Noonan, this sentimental tale of Australian orphans coming of age by the seaside has little to distinguish it except…

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By Jules Brenner (885) for Cinema Signals (847) on 09 Sep 2007

The absence of a seasoned lead figure is a decisive flaw, with the same to be said about the writing…

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By Ed Gonzalez (1,102) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 08 Sep 2007

The film squanders its rich sense of adolescent discovery with an undercurrent of sexism and the uninteresting ebb and flow of water-logged metaphor…

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By Urban Cinefile Critics (1,069) for Urban Cinefile (2,850) on 05 Sep 2007

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…

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