December Boys (2006)

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Directed by Rod Hardy.

Starring Jack Thompson, Daniel Radcliffe, Lee Cormie, Teresa Palmer, Christian Byers, James Fraser.

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Prolific television and film director Rod Hardy helms this tale of four young orphans coming of age in 1960s-era Australia. Soon after the quartet leaves the orphanage behind for a seaside holiday, rumors that one of them is about to be adopted lead to steadily rising tensions among the tightly knit group. Adapted from Michael Noonan's popular novel by screenwriter Marc Rosenberg, December Boys is headlined by Harry Potter film series star Daniel Radcliffe. ~ Jason Buchanan, All Movie Guide

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December Boys
by MovieBabe in MovieBabe Blog

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"Daniel Radcliffe hasn't exactly taken a huge leap in December Boys, his first cinematic turn outside of the Harry Potter franchise. He's gone from playing a British orphan to an Australian one. Radcliffe isn't the first Potter kid to try on a new character; Rupert Grint costarred in 2006's Driving Lessons. And both films are dull, treacly affairs that, if not for their value as trivia, won't likely be remembered at all. Radcliffe plays Maps, the eldest of four friends who live in an outback orphanage in the 1960s. They share December birthdays, and when the orphanage gets an unexpected donation, the staff decides to send them on a holiday to "a special place on the sea." They'll be heading off to Lady Star Cove, an idyllic spot whose beaches are blindingly white and laced with rock formations that are far more interesting than the movie itself. The boys are naturally excited, even though it turns out that the couple they're staying with, Band ... " [More]

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"WEll to be compltetly honest i would love to see the movie and give a review which probably would bea good one BUT!!! They have decided to only show it in a few places... Which i think is really awful, and kind of sad.. so i hope Mr. Radcliffe movie make it all over the united states soon.. OH AND WHO EVER DECIDED TO ONLY RELEASE A FEW PLACES YOU ARE OBVIOUSLY NOT AS PROFESSIONAL AS YOU THINK... " [More]

December Boys
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"This movie shows that every one grows up including Harry Potterhis little laugh (grunt) makes me laugh all the timepeaches " [More]

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