Review of December Boys (2007) by Aunt Lyn — 14 Sep 2008

A very good, sweet movie about boys coming of age and finding out who they really are. Daniel Radcliffe is excellent.

This review of December Boys (2007) was written by Aunt Lyn on 14 Sep 2008.

December Boys has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Hope R (12) on 14 Jan 2012

Phenomenal acting by everyone, but lacking any plot interesting enough to keep the average viewer focused…

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I enjoyed this coming of age story it was sad but heartwarming at the same time but Radcliffe puts on a perfect Aussie accent well done…

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By Saad N (118) on 04 Mar 2012

This movie is just, exceptional, it's naive and well-thought even if it has it's false. I totally loved it…

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

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By Erika R (152) on 03 Jun 2012

This movie could have been better. Maybe if Radcliffe would look back, he will also be disappointed at himself…

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This film starts quite slowly, which may put people off, but try to stick with it as it is actually quite a nice movie…

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I did only get this movie because of Daniel Radcliffe.I wanted to see if he could pull off a role other than Harry Potter and he did so wonderfully.I…

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This was an ok movie…

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By The-Lords A (234) on 14 Sep 2012

Well after David Copperfield, I thought I should try to take a look at Daniel Radcliffe's other films besides Harry Potter…

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