Clive Owen, Emma Booth, Erik Thomson
A sports writer becomes a single parent in tragic circumstances.
Stats: 93 reviews
I didn't know anything about this movie when i went to see it other than that Clive Owen was in it. I thought that was a good sign. I was surprised to see it set in Australia. The movie is rather slow moving, and nothing ever really happens. I felt as thought sometimes they we...( read more)
It looks good from the trailer, and Clive Owen is always dependable. Worth a rental I'm sure.
Has there been a better film about single fatherhood than The Boys Are Back? None that I recall. full review
Relationships -- between men and women, fathers and sons -- are more complicated in real life, and The Boys Are Back deftly acknowledges that fact. full review
You may well cry -- I did -- at The Boys Are Back, but Hicks doesn't use hammers or harp strings; the emotion is honest and earned. full review
All told, the movie's a solid entry in the Bad Dad Gets It Together genre and Owen is really quite touching, especially when he's not trying too hard, which is most of the time. full review
The film seems to regard Joe with affection, and Owen certainly portrays him as a nice man. But why are his unformed theories about bringing up Artie supposed to fill us with affection and sentiment? full review
On the tougher side are Allan Cubitt's script, which is good-natured but doesn't idealize any character, and the prickly honesty of Owen's performance. full review
The problem is that the movie always takes the easy way, scattering a few heavy, confrontational scenes among acres of picturesque montages. full review
This lovely and emotionally resonant film about a family shattered by grief deserves better than a forgettably glib title that conjures up images of beer brawls or gangster affiliations. full review
OK, it sounds like a tear-jerker, and sometimes it drifts dangerously close. But Owen, in a heartfelt, award-caliber performance, never goes soft. It's his core of toughness that makes the movie so fu... full review
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