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The Boys Are Back

After his wife dies of cancer, a sports writer must confront the responsibilities of single parenthood with his two young sons.  A glossy and superficial film.  Spiritless postcards of a life are presented one after the other.  A sample scene: warm sunlight shines down as the kids play and giggle in an outdoor tub while folksy guitar music underscores the action.  Cinematically pretty, but not particularly dramatic or engaging.  The languid pace doesn’t really benefit the depressing subject matter.  Actor Clive Owen does his best with an honest and heartfelt performance.

This entry was posted on June 13, 2010 at 8:00 pm and is filed under Drama, Family with tags . You can follow any responses to this entry through the RSS 2.0 feed. You can leave a response, or trackback from your own site.

2 Responses to “The Boys Are Back”

  1. Fernando Rafael Says:
    June 14, 2010 at 12:08 pm

    I read early last year that this was gathering a lot of Oscar buzz, especially for Owen. Guess it didn’t happen.

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  2. ultimateserge Says:
    June 16, 2010 at 10:04 am

    Uhhhh, this film was so dreadfully awful that I am not surprised it got killed by the critics. Its one of those so sweet bubblegum film that makes me desire a personal tumor.

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