GOOD BOYS
Boys will be boys......
PRAISE:
Going in i wondered how far the envelope would be pushed with these 6th grade characters in the movie.
Director Gene Stupnitsky and writers Lee Eisenberg & Gene Stupnitsky are able to frame raunchy and insane moments around a story about growing up,crushes,heartache and peer pressure.
All 3 leads Jacob Tremblay,Keith L. Williams and Brady Noon are beyond capable and likeable.
Adding to the fun are Molly Gordon and Midori Francis plus several comedic actors who bring their A game to the film.The cast uplifts even the smallest moments and sight gags in the movie that add to laugh out loud so hard tears start to flow effects.
It was extremely funny to see the other pre teen actors deadpan as they delivered outrageous lines.
PROBLEMS:
The movie stalls here and there.There are a couple of predictable paths.
In the end this was a very very funny film,that captures innocent and not so innocent moments in the lives of preteens that are on the edge of wanting to grow up and not wanting to grow up and apart to fast.
Scale of 1-10 an 8½