Making the Boys
First Run Features | Release Date: March 11, 2011 CRITIC SCORE DISTRIBUTION
71
METASCORE
Generally favorable reviews based on 9 Critic Reviews
Positive:
6
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3
Negative:
0
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The New York TimesNeil GenzlingerMar 17, 2011
Captivating documentary about the creation of, and reaction to, the breakthrough play "The Boys in the Band." Read full review
80
Los Angeles TimesCharles McNultyApr 28, 2011
Making the Boys reveals just how bound up Crowley's play is with the history of the gay community, most heartbreakingly in the number of original company members who died from AIDS. Read full review
80
Boxoffice MagazinePam GradyMar 21, 2011
Making the Boys is at once political and personal. It is a history lesson, a sociological study and a memoir. It is a tale told with warmth and humor. And it is irresistible. Read full review
75
New York PostKyle SmithMar 11, 2011
The hopelessly dated 1968 play "The Boys in the Band" yields a surprisingly sprightly and multifaceted documentary, Making the Boys. Read full review
70
The Hollywood ReporterDavid RooneyMar 7, 2011
The most illuminating nuggets come from playwrights, authors and journalists, including Tony Kushner, Terrence McNally, Larry Kramer, Michael Cunningham, Paul Rudnick, Dan Savageand the late Dominick Dunne, who helped get the movie version made. Read full review
70
VarietyBoyd van HoeijMar 7, 2011
Though some of this material is fascinating, it feels like a rambling postscript to the real story, with Robey, with the benefit of hindsight, too eager to make "The Boys in the Band" snugly fit in the grand sweep of gay history, right down to California's Prop. 8. Read full review
60
New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanMar 11, 2011
Crowley's biting portrait feels painfully dated, but in a way that's the point: Pioneers fight so those who follow can take their battles for granted. Read full review
60
Time OutDavid FearMar 8, 2011
Ignore the documentary's regrettable low-rent look and that kitschy "Love, American Style" soundtrack, and just focus on how this portrait turns a work of art into a sociological flash point. Read full review
60
Village VoiceMelissa AndersonMar 8, 2011
Crayton Robey's documentary on this queer cultural touchstone admirably presents both sides of the divide. Read full review
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