Review of The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) by David W — 17 Jun 2011

Cool doc about the brothers who wrote all the best Disney songs...

This review of The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story (2009) was written by David W on 17 Jun 2011.

The Boys: The Sherman Brothers' Story has generally received very positive reviews.

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By Sv G (510) on 14 Mar 2011

Rodd liked this more than I did, but he also likes musicals more than I do…

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By Marika P (2) on 27 May 2009

A heartbreaking and sad story about the two brothers who wrote all the disney songs we have all come to love…

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By David S (4,459) on 04 Dec 2010

A fascinating, poignant documentation of the work and lives of two amazingly talented songwriters...directed, with honesty and grace, by their sons…

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By Nolan S (113) on 30 Aug 2015

An amazing documentary on the songwriting duo who brought us the wonderful songs from such films like Mary Poppins and Chitty Chitty Bang Bang…

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By Nick K (690) on 02 Jun 2011

It was an interresting story and proves that the Shermans were indeed geniouses when writng their music…

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By Dan Kois (100) for Washington Post (9,851) on 06 Nov 2009

The film holds their Disney songs in such high esteem, and discusses them with such little context, that The Boys sometimes feels as though…

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By Jack Y (326) on 13 Sep 2009

A compelling, emotional story about one of the best songwriting teams in the movies…

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By Cory W (228) on 14 Dec 2010

You might not know them by name, but there isn't a single person in the world who can't sing a song by the Sherman brothers…

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By Mloy X (536) on 04 Jan 2014

Very interesting discussion of one of America's greatest song writing teams…

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By Carlosf (7) on 09 Sep 2009

Just saw this film at D23 Expo. A great tribute to 2 men who have brought so much joy to so many…

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