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The Boys Are Back

Overview

Genre :

Drama, Comedy

Release Date :

September 25, 2009 (Limited)

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Scott Hicks

Starring :

Clive Owen, Laura Fraser, Emma Booth, George MacKay, Nicholas McAnulty, Tommy Bastow, Erik Thomson

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Nothing's perfect, but it's worth seeing.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

3 of 4

“..will take a piece out of you..”
by Peter Travers [Rolling Stone]
2.5 of 4

“..well-acted, competently directed, and features some beautiful cinematography..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
2.5 of 4

“..not as important as it wants to be, but not exactly a waste of time, either..”
by Greg Quill [Toronto Star]
2.5 of 4

“..not a perfect movie -- but you can't do much better than Owen..”
by Lou Lumenick [New York Post]
3 of 4

“..feels like the strongest work from director Scott Hicks..”
by Liam Lacey [Globe and Mail]
Review rate : B-
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Claudia Puig [USA Today]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Elizabeth Weitzman [NY Daily News]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Stephen Whitty [Newark Star-Ledger]

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