Boychoir

  • 2015


MOVIE IS melancholy unworthy american interesting revealing
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45 % Rotten
$ 3 Million
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Positive Reviews 22
Negative reviews 11
Average Rating 2.7/5
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3.5
It must be a special kind of torture waiting for someone to retire, the headmistress snaps at Drake, demonstrating the kind of turpentine wit that dis .. Variety
3.0
Stirring music and strong performances elevate Boychoir above its conventional story beats into a rather compelling drama. We Got This Covered
2.0
The Choir is decently directed, competently performed and mostly watchable, but its saccharine and totally unworthy of its impressive cast (Kathy Bate .. Time Out
2.0
Youre a punk, and your clock is ticking!.So declares Dustin Hoffman in this saccharine sweet musical melodrama (originally titled Boychoir), about a k .. The Guardian
1.0
In this way the film has the cake of Stets streetwise underdog status while gobbling up all that picturesque choir school privilege. The Guardian
2.5
Even so, adult audiences will respond to the curious subject and its young protag. The Hollywood Reporter
3.5
Theres nothing wrong with being uplifting, but something less predictable would have been refreshing. The New York Times
3.0
This is a much more commercial endeavour, like switching from Radio 3 over to Classic FM. Telegraph
3.0
It might be the most middlebrow movie of 2015 but its not without its charms.
2.5
I almost half enjoyed the routine drama Boychoir. But then the closing credits rolled, and so did my eyes. The Globe And Mail
2.5
Hoffman, naturally, makes his character interesting in the way that genius actors always do. Yet the films storytelling struggles to match his level o .. Village Voice
1.0
Theres a film out this week, The Human Centipede III, that features a man feasting on anothers testicles, but even that is not as sickening as the Dus .. The Times
3.0
If youre looking for a harmless crowd pleaser, this will fit the bill. Radio Times
2.5
Manipulative and unabashedly sentimental, The Choir carries loud echoes of other better movies. Independent
3.8
An imperious choirmaster (Dustin Hoffman) reluctantly takes a troubled 11 year old (Garrett Wareing) with the voice of an angel under his wing in this .. New York Post
3.5
The choir at the centre of the action is made up of the best students from a nationally renowned American academy run by hard headed but big hearted K .. Smh
2.5
Boychoir, too, doesnt have drama so much as spaces where the drama could have been. Smh
3.1
It provides Boychoir with true poignancy, a reminder that some talents, no matter how sublime, are only on loan. Toronto Star
3.0
This is a well made, emotionally engaging drama that captivates thanks to a likeable cast and some impressively staged performance sequences. Flim List
4.5
To that end, I have always wanted to see the Vienna Boys Choir perform and I finally got my wish last year at a concert in Vienna.It didnt disappoint.
3.0
Hoffmans reaction is sublime acting, reminding us of his bottomless talents. Blogs Indie Wire
1.5
Boychoir is nice to look at and great to listen to,but with a bit more work, it could have really hit the highnotes. Film Ink
3.0
A lovely, hollow thing. Hoping to reap the rewards of otherwise fallow land in the arena of adolescent drama, this film is be best considered as a saf .. Cine Vue
2.0
But all the star power at the top of the bill cannot save a sentimental paint by numbers film. Nz Herald
3.0
Director Francois Girards predictable but enjoyable tale takes a nugget of truth (there really is a US Boychoir School), for a coming of age drama. Flicks
2.5
Its not spoiling anyones pleasure to suggest that Stet and Carvelle will in time warm to each other and their choir will go all the way for a celebrat .. Scmp
2.0
Despite some likeable moments and perhaps future iTunes success, too much of this film is mediocre and, despite all efforts, emotionally monotonal. One Room With A View
3.1
Were meant to do the same, and while Boychoir leads us by the hand and presents a satisfying and extremely tidy conclusion, it could have soared a lit .. National Post
2.5
Indeed, its soundtrack is its strongest asset.So what we have is a movie thats too classy to exploit its slob vs. snob premise, and too dry to allow a .. Winnipeg Free Press
3.0
A hearty Dustin Hoffman plays the head of the American Boychoir School in a heart felt, feel good drama. Tiny Url
3.0
Boychoir alludes only passingly to the most fascinating thing about its scenario that the miracles that are the boys voices are doomed by puberty, and .. Toronto Sun
0.5
I was initially attracted to seeing this film because 1) I do adore Dustin Hoffman and 2) I do adore choirs and 3) I honestly had no idea quite how ru .. Spectator
1.5
An already corny ending falls flat on its face with a pair of clumsy plot twists. Battleship Pretension
3.0
Director Franois Girard does a nice job of moving the plot from A to B but, like the beautiful music featured on the soundtrack, is a bit too harmonio .. Richard Crouse
1.0
Sure, the plot points are in place mothers alcoholism, mothers death, fathers rejection but the film spends all of 30 seconds on each arc, successfull .. Little White Lies
2.5
Can our hero be the one who takes them there, on the wings of an angelic voice although, frankly, some of us find those pre pubescent boy soprano tone .. Ex Press
3.0
The script may be formulaic, but the ending hits some unexpectedly melancholy notes and the music a mix of Handel, Britten, Tallis and Mendelssohn alw .. Movie Talk
1.5
Their professionalism is palpable, and the young cast, led by Garrett Wareing as Stet, does a good job. None of them, however, can save the movie from .. Haaretz
4.0
Despite its shortcomings, Boychoir is a film that hits more high notes than low ones. Times of Malta
3.1
Hoffmans take on the revered instructor could have easily been a stereotype, but this fine actors finely nuanced portrait makes Master Carvelle a mult .. Ny 1
4.4
In the era of American Idol, its a revelation to see a film champion the understated appeal of choral music, and to make it seem exciting in the proce .. Montreal Gazette



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