December Boys
Warner Independent Pictures (WIP) | Release Date: September 14, 2007 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
56
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Mixed or average reviews based on 21 Critic Reviews
Positive:
11
Mixed:
10
Negative:
0
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60
EmpireWilliam Thomas
More Sunday afternoon filler than cinema sensation, it’s a perfectly pleasant drama, but you’ll struggle to remember it the next day. Read full review
60
VarietyRussell Edwards
Occasionally touching but rarely convincing coming-of-ager. Read full review
50
Chicago TribuneSid Smith
Juvenile viewers may well benefit from the movie. But, for the adult, it’s ultimately a film that arrives too early for the season in its title and too late in terms of style and impact. Read full review
50
Washington PostDesson Thomson
Radcliffe is good at showing vulnerability but without the skills to give it gradation. The magic doesn't work for him this time. Read full review
50
Chicago Sun-TimesRoger Ebert
There seem to be two movies going on here at the same time, and December Boys would have been better off going all the way with one of them. Read full review
50
San Francisco ChronicleDavid Wiegand
Oversaturated with sweetness and light. Read full review
50
Austin ChronicleMarc Savlov
Pleasant but pedestrian. Read full review
50
Seattle Post-IntelligencerAndy Spletzer
Bland and completely uninspiring. Read full review
40
Village VoiceElla Taylor
If Daniel Radcliffe is hoping for an acting life after Harry Potter, he might want to be choosier than this cloying little Australian number. Read full review
40
The New York TimesJeannette Catsoulis
A coming-of-age tale so treacly it doesn’t just tug your heartstrings, it attempts to glue them to your ribs. Read full review
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