December Boys

December Boys
by Rod Hardy

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Actor: Daniel Radcliffe, Jack Thompson, Lee Cormie, Rod Hardy, Victoria Hill
Director: Rod Hardy
Brand: Warner Brothers
Cinematographer: David Connell
Composer: Carlo Giacco
Editor: Dany Cooper
DVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language); English (Subtitled); French (Subtitled); Spanish (Subtitled); Spanish (Dubbed)
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, DVD-Video, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
Picture Format: 1.66:1
Running Time: 105 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2007-12-11
Audience Rating: Unrated
Studio: Warner Home Video

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Movie Review: Misty, water-colored memories...
Summary: 3 Stars

A man remembers a special time in his youth when he and three other orphans were given a holiday at the sea to celebrate their December birthdays. While there, the boys meet a young couple that may adopt one of them.

I wanted to like this movie, but it was a big let-down. The entire thing feels like a movie trailer, random scenes fading in and out with minimal dialogue, leading nowhere. The oldest of the four orphans is played by Daniel Radcliffe (Harry Potter), but he has relatively little screen time, mutters only a handful of words, and has no chance to shine. He struggles through some young-boy-coming-of-age stuff that feels really awkward. The other boys don't fare any better; they're all blandly interchangeable and we never get a sense of the deep bond they're supposed to have.

The photography is lovely, but the script just meanders through the holiday and then it's over. Nothing is resolved and even potentially touching scenes fall flat due to poor dialogue and editing. Disappointing.

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Summary of December Boys

They share the same birth month, so the orphanage calls them December Boys. But these teens ??" Maps, Spit, Spark and Misty ??" have much more in common. With no hopes of ever joining a family, they form their own familial bonds. Then the unexpected news comes that a young couple may adopt one of them, and the long-time pals suddenly share something else: a rivalry to be the chosen one.

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