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(1 - 10) of 10 OFCS Rating: 60% Fresh Page   1   "An affecting blend of warm comedy and high pathos, The Boys Are Back brings an unusual all-male perspective to its otherwise familiar themes of domesticity, death and dysfunction."   Eye for Film   Anton Bitel 3.5/5 "Hicks' rambling pacing and Cubitt's routine approach to the story prevent 'The Boys Are Back' from reaching its potential."   eFilmCritic.com   Dan Lybarger 2/4 "Where's Thin Lizzy when you need them?"   DustinPutman.com   Dustin Putman B+ "For the most part it's a tearjerker that works...testimony to the good judgment--and good taste--of everyone involved."   One Guy's Opinion   Frank Swietek 3/5 "An impressive performance from Clive Owen as a single dad who tries to connect emotionally with his two sons and learn from his mistakes."   Spirituality and Practice   Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat 2.5/4 "There's nothing terribly wrong with this leisurely paced chronicle of a single father's struggles parenting his two sons, but there's nothing terribly right with it, either."   ReelViews   James Berardinelli "Parental Content Review"   Screen It!   Jim Judy 2/5 "Owen brings insight and honesty to this otherwise by-the-numbers adaptation of Simon Carr’s memoir, which director Scott Hicks bathes in shimmering golden tones as if the characters lived at the end of the rainbow."   Time Out New York   Keith Uhlich "[A] lovely reminder of what a cinematic treasure Owen is: his palpable charisma... works even better when we're already inclined to sympathize with him."   Flick Filosopher   MaryAnn Johanson 4/10 "...reduces the complexities of human relationships to a series of aphorisms and sitcom-like scenes, each of which is carefully designed to teach a lesson or establish a plot point."   Playback:stl   Sarah Boslaugh  (1 - 10) of 10 OFCS Rating: 60% Fresh Page   1