Comments | revdorothyl: "The Boys Are Back" -- Clive Owen's cute enough to get away with it

revdorothyl

"The Boys Are Back" -- Clive Owen's cute enough to get away with it

Oct 24, 2009 14:46

Just a quick note about the movie I saw last Sunday afternoon, The Boys Are Back:

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enigmaticblues October 25 2009, 00:31:59 UTC

I'll be interested to see what I think of the film, if I end up seeing it. I do like Clive Owen, though.

I was a very cautious child, and I'm a relatively cautious adult, so I have a feeling that I'd be with you.

revdorothyl October 25 2009, 17:37:57 UTC

Clive Owen IS very attractive in this film (an ordinary 'Joe' who loves his wife and his kids, but doesn't always know how to take care of them, or how to deal with it when he CAN'T take care of them), and I enjoyed many parts of the story.

missmurchison October 25 2009, 00:57:23 UTC

I haven't seen the movie, but I know every family needs at least one grownup and it shouldn't be one of the kids.

revdorothyl October 25 2009, 17:40:45 UTC

I may've been too harsh -- the father is extremely permissive, but (to give him his due) he doesn't expect his kids to be more responsible than he is, or even AS responsible as he is.

My personal stuff may be coloring my memories of the film to an exaggerated degree!

texanfan October 25 2009, 15:16:19 UTC

We always have a different perspective when art veers too closely to our lives. Sounds like it was pretty realistic if is the story from the dad's POV.

revdorothyl October 25 2009, 17:43:38 UTC

It WAS realistic, I think, and didn't present an overly idealized view of how Joe and his sons were living, but my personal stuff may've made me hyper-sensitive to some of the long-term implications of what I was seeing on screen.

I'd definitely say that the film is worth seeing (heck, it was worth the $7 matinee ticket price to me just to get to look at Clive Owen for 2 hours!).