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The Boys Are Back

The Boys Are Back

2009
Comedy, Drama
1h 44m
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Avg Percentile 44.69% from 133 total ratings

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Rated 16 May 2010
73
41st
This movie seemed like a very honest movie (it was like watching real life for an hour and a half, kinda like big brother, only real, not fabricated), let down by a trailer that suggested the movie would be better than it was. I wish I hadn't seen the trailer, it mighta made it a better movie overall.
Rated 26 Jan 2010
80
83rd
Bardzo dobry, swietnie zagrany dramat obyczajowy.
Rated 28 Mar 2010
62
30th
Two perfect child performances lift this mawkish drama up from a 50 something score.
Rated 25 Sep 2010
60
50th
It does something... I'm not sure what it is, but it's something real.
Rated 26 Oct 2010
65
46th
It's a surprisingly honest and heartfelt portrayal of single fatherhood and the difficulties that come with it with phenomenal performances from Clive Owen and the actors that play his sons. So those should at least count for something. But it's really rather hit-or-miss at best. Among the things that do not work in this film, the imaginary conversations with the dead wife stands out as being the most unnecessary.
Rated 08 Nov 2010
20
41st
"Despite buoyant performances from its cast and an excellent score by Sigur Rós, cloying sentimentality is in heavy supply throughout Scott Hick's adaptation of Simon Carr's memoir." - Adam Keleman
Rated 23 Jan 2011
55
30th
Silly at times. But got much better at the end.
Rated 09 Feb 2011
74
52nd
There were a couple of events that i didn't believe, but overall it was quite good.
Rated 24 Jan 2012
90
83rd
Almost great film becomes a little too top heavy with plot in the last third, but this cannot erase the masterful first hour which intelligently observes the specific effects that grief (especially raw grief) can inflict upon a person. All performances are top-notch but Owen (never better) and little McAnulty are equally sublime, with McAnulty perfectly capturing the 'acting-out' of his character while never seeming bratty. First 20 minutes are especially devastating.

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