Review of December Boys (2007) by Jonathan A — 12 Jan 2008

Decent production of a decent idea involving decent levels of insight into the human characters, with some pretty darn good beauty shots of the australian coastline.

This review of December Boys (2007) was written by Jonathan A on 12 Jan 2008.

December Boys has generally received mixed reviews.

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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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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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The movie grew on me, and I think I partially liked it because I visited one of these places in Australia, Stewart House, built to give children…

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By Joan V (7) on 20 May 2013

Tem uma bela fotografia, mas é extremamente esquemático e clichê…

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The story of this film is very touching: focusing on four young Australian orphans, the film portrays the end of childhood and the beginning…

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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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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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By Francisco S (456) on 05 Jul 2015

Not touching, with a lack of originality and a lack of interest, December Boys bring to us a movie with a predictable narrative and poorly acted…

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