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December Boys

Daniel Radcliffe (Actor), Teresa Palmer (Actor), Rod Hardy (Director) Rated:
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Format: DVD
4.4 out of 5 stars 56 customer reviews
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  • Actors: Daniel Radcliffe, Teresa Palmer, Lee Cormie, Christian Byers, James Fraser
  • Directors: Rod Hardy
  • Writers: Marc Rosenberg, Michael Noonan, Ronald Kinnoch
  • Producers: Barbara Gibbs, Hal Gaba, Jay Sanders, Jonathan Shteinman
  • Format: Multiple Formats, AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dubbed, NTSC, Subtitled, Widescreen
  • Language: English
  • Subtitles: English, French, Spanish
  • Dubbed: Spanish
  • Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Rated:
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  • Studio: Warner Home Video
  • DVD Release Date: December 11, 2007
  • Run Time: 105 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (56 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000XFVIN0
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #51,729 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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4.0 out of 5 starsFamily Variations
By Grady Harp HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWERVINE VOICE on December 16, 2007
Format: DVD
DECEMBER BOYS is a fine little Australian film based on the novel by Michael Noonan (to whom the film is dedicated), adapted for the screen by Marc Rosenberg, and directed by Rod Hardy, and while the story takes place in the 1960s, it remains warmly contemporary in its message. And for once it presents the good side of orphanages, rather than the Dickens view.

In the Australian outback there is an orphanage run by nuns, a spot in the dry country where the arid landscape flattens everything until an occasional storm provides temporary lakes for fishing and playing. Four young lads are bonded not only by the fact that they are orphans dues to various sad reasons, but they all have birthdays in December - Maps (Daniel Radcliffe), Misty (Lee Cormie, Sparks (Christian Byers), and Spit (James Fraser. Fearing for retribution for their smoking and other mild infractions at the orphanage they are called into the headmaster's office where they discover that a benefactor has decided to give the orphan boys a holiday each year. The four lads are to spend time with a family at a tiny ocean cove setting. Delighted, they are off to meet their family - Bandy (Jack Thompson) and his wife Skipper (Kris McQuade) - who live in a small shack beside a few other neighbors. The world seems to have opened to the boys and each finds first time joy in living - fishing from neighbor Shellback's (Ralph Cotterill) old boat, riding a motorcycle with neighbor Fearless (Sullivan Stapleton), spying on the nude bathing wife of Fearless, Theresa (Victoria Hill), and finding first love with the young, seductive Lucy (Teresa Palmer). The boys are in heaven until Misty overhears Fearless and Theresa bemoaning their childless marriage and plan to adopt on of the boys.Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 starsBoiled Lamb...
By S. K. Harrell VINE VOICE on December 27, 2007
Format: DVD
Poorly promoted as "Harry Potter's break out film", December Boys was a gorgeous film to watch, its story sad and compelling. Anyone with an affection for the beauty that is Kangaroo Island will appreciate the stunning scenery in the film. I have not read the book, and apparently the story in the film is a radical departure from its source literature. The setting is the 1960s Oz Outback, an orphanage housing 4 boys ranging in age from 9-16, all of whom were born in the month of December (though they don't know their birth dates). When a special donation is made to the orphanage, all 4 boys are taken on their first excursion to the sea, where the rumor awaits that one of them will be adopted by a family there. Having been best friends all their lives, the boys spend the summer competing for the family's affection. The obvious pressure of being scrutinized and inevitably separated so that one of them can gain a family is hard to watch. The added experiences of the change in environment and meeting new people lightens the mood, though bring new hardships, as well. The narrative is the memory of one of the younger boys, Misty. I enjoyed the interjections of Misty's young lucid mind having shaped his interpretation of events without the adult clarity to fully process them. Along that vein I loved how it wasn't always evident how Misty's imagination was interpreting events, as the film blurred odd surrealistic visuals.

All said this film was an excellent next move for an emerging child-to-adult actor. Radcliffe did well in it. He does restrained emotion very well, which allows viewers to be involved in the story but keep an emotional detachment from its progress. In that respect, the film isn't over dramatized.Read more ›
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5.0 out of 5 starsPleasantly surprised
By K. Messick on March 24, 2008
Format: DVD
This is a great film, and I think I will like it even more once I read the book. I agree with another viewer, that I think some of the characters need more explanation to understand them.

Daniel Radcliffe shines as Maps, the eldest orphan of the four boys. He brings both powerful emotion, and heartwarming scenes to the movie.
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3.0 out of 5 starsWhat it means to be an orphan
By Eugenia on March 26, 2008
Format: DVD
Cute little movie setup in Australia about four boys growing up in orphanage in Australia's outback. They are known as "December boys" since all four of them celebrate their birthdays in the same month. Due to unexpected generosity of one of the orphanage patrons, these boys get to spend a little vacation in the little cove away from their environment. When one of the boys learns that there is a couple considering adopting one of the boys, the inevitable race and competition between the boys ensues. What happens in the process is what defines the true friendship between these four boys. The bond they make in the summer will remain for the rest of their lives in spite of the fact that they grow up and live all over the world.
While the story is heartwarming, the references to Virgin Mary, etc. are a little too much. That is why I gave this film only three starts.
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4.0 out of 5 starsPoignant coming of age story
By Z Hayes HALL OF FAMETOP 100 REVIEWER on December 8, 2008
Format: DVD
The only reason I rented this movie was because Daniel Radcliffe [of Harry Potter fame] was in it, but there are other stand-out performances in this tender coming of age story about four orphans who over the course of a summer circa 1960s, discover what being a family truly means.

The four orphans are in an orphanage run by a band of Catholic nuns and have sort of resigned themselves to the fact that they may never be adopted due to their ages. One day, they are called in to the head's office, and think they are about to be punished for misbehaving, but it turns out that being "December boys", i.e. born in December, they are to receive a treat of spending a summer by the seaside, a dream come true for four sheltered Outback boys who have been bred on a steady diet of boiled lamb.

They are taken in by a kind couple and find themselves getting well-acquainted with the other inhabitants of the idyllic cove - in particular, the oldest boy Maps [Daniel Radcliffe] develops a crush on an older girl, Lucy [Teresa Palmer] who initiates his sexual awakening. The boys are also drawn to a young couple, a motorcycle stunt performer Fearless [Sullivan Stapleton] and his beautiful French wife, Teresa [Victoria Hill]. Soon, a rivalry develops between the boys when one of them, Misty [Lee Cormie] finds out that the couple is keen on adopting one of them.

The acting is above average for all the characters, in particular, Maps [Daniel Radcliffe] and Misty [Lee Cormie]. Both these characters are well-developed - Misty's intense yearning to finally be part of a real family, with a dad and mom comes across as genuine and heartrending in his portrayal. His deviousness is also credibly portrayed, as he tries to outshine his 'brothers' in appearing to be the best choice.Read more ›
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