(spoilers)Well written, acted, and directed, caught "The Boys are Back" on a recent plane flight. It stood out as the best movie on the flight. This movie gets it right in how people and especially men and boys respond to loss and grieving. The dialog and situations are believable and the action and reactions of the loss are well founded. I particularly liked all the energy and pent up emotion that comes out with Owen and young actors Mackay (whom I mistakenly thought was the Harry Potter chap) and Nicholas McNulty as Arty. Owen is distraught and imagining his wife talking at his side as an obvious coping mechanism while equally trying to find his way with the boys - great direction by Scott Hicks who sets up scenes adapting from a novel well focusing on countenances. Recommended competent drama. Only drawback is the stubborness of Owen's character which sometimes seems forced
Review of The Boys Are Back
