Comments on: Film review – The Boys Are Back (2009) http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/2009/11/11/film-review-the-boys-are-back-2009/ Film reviews, criticism and discussion by Thomas Caldwell Wed, 10 Mar 2010 00:35:35 +0000 http://wordpress.com/ hourly 1 By: Thomas Caldwell http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/2009/11/11/film-review-the-boys-are-back-2009/#comment-1042 Thomas Caldwell Sun, 22 Nov 2009 03:57:37 +0000 http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/?p=3086#comment-1042 Hicks is a filmmaker whom I really admire too. I got to <a href="http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/2002/02/20/young-hearts/" rel="nofollow">interview</a> him 7 years ago and was impressed by how intelligent and down-to-earth he is. <em>The Boys Are Back</em> is not a contender in this year's AFI Awards so will be up for nomination next year. It will be interested to see how it goes in the 2010 awards and, as you say, it will very much depend on the overall quality of Australian cinema that comes out next year. Hicks is a filmmaker whom I really admire too. I got to interview him 7 years ago and was impressed by how intelligent and down-to-earth he is.

The Boys Are Back is not a contender in this year’s AFI Awards so will be up for nomination next year. It will be interested to see how it goes in the 2010 awards and, as you say, it will very much depend on the overall quality of Australian cinema that comes out next year.

]]> By: Paul Martin http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/2009/11/11/film-review-the-boys-are-back-2009/#comment-1037 Paul Martin Sat, 21 Nov 2009 07:12:07 +0000 http://blog.cinemaautopsy.com/?p=3086#comment-1037 I pretty much agree with most of your comments. I like Hicks' work a lot, but this film never really quite soars. In another year, this might have won best film at the AFIs, like last year for example. Or is perhaps comparable in quality to <em>Somersault</em> (which won 13 AFIs). But in a year in which there's been so many films to stand out, this one doesn't compare too favourably. It's still worth-seeing, IMO, but there's nothing special about it. I pretty much agree with most of your comments. I like Hicks’ work a lot, but this film never really quite soars. In another year, this might have won best film at the AFIs, like last year for example. Or is perhaps comparable in quality to Somersault (which won 13 AFIs). But in a year in which there’s been so many films to stand out, this one doesn’t compare too favourably. It’s still worth-seeing, IMO, but there’s nothing special about it.

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