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Arizona Republic by Bill Goodykoontz
Director Shawn Seet’s film is surprisingly sweet and moving.
What are people saying?
What are critics saying?
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The Hollywood Reporter by Frank Scheck
Even those unfamiliar with the tale will find it charming and moving, and, as is so often the case with Australian films, the scenery can't be beat.
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The Guardian by Luke Buckmaster
In the new film, by literally creating a bust of the bird – as if a clump of stone or plaster could compare with the natural majesty of wings and feathers – the meaning has been accidentally inverted: a story about how something can never die becomes about how it will never live again.
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Los Angeles Times by Michael Rechtshaffen
Director Seet’s gorgeously filmed production proves to resonate as much today as it did 40-plus years ago.
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This version of Storm Boy, directed by excellent Aussie small-screen helmer Shawn Seet, has the emotional heft and visual splendor to win the hearts of domestic and international family audiences.
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It’s not a thrill-a-minute piece of children’s entertainment, but winning performances by young Finn Little, by Oscar winner Geoffrey Rush as the adult “boy,” and by Trevor Jamieson and Morgana Davies, lift it.
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The New York Times by Teo Bugbee
Storm Boy tries to present itself as a modern fable, where the lessons learned relate directly to present-day concerns over the environment, industrialization and the marginalization of indigenous cultures. But these themes come across as didactic rather than moving.