DECEMBER BOYS(2007)

THE DECEMBER BOYS(2007)

My Rating: 7.5/10

The name struck me first "December boys", but most movies do have intriguing names, nothing much to brag about. The catch really was a "Non Harry Pottery" Harry, and to my utter amazement this thought diminished pretty soon through the course of the movie. The movie rose above just one actor and painted a canvas which got the better of my emotions and I got lost in the plot. The other three boys in the backdrop of the movie poster come upfront as a lovely inclusion, as they portrayed innocence and realism. 

Based on novel by Michael Noonan by same name, December Boys came across as something different from the usual mix of Iron Mans, the wolverines and the hangovers. Placed in an Australian setting, the movie revolves around four main characters: Spits, Maps, Spark and Misty, all orphans at the St Gregory's orphanage.They are the December boys as they have their birthdays in the month of December. Sent on a vacation to Cove beach to stay with Mr. and Mrs. McAnsh, their life changes as they come to know other residents of cove, supposed carnival biker, Fearless and Teresa are planning to adopt one of them. Misty ,the most religious of them keeps this as a secret from others for a while. Maps befriends Lucy who came to the beach to live along with his uncle. They have frequent hangouts at the remarkable rocks ,where Maps comes to term with his teenage life. The movie turns when Fearless’ truth is discovered by Maps and causes a rift among the boys. A moment which escalates the emotions and adds to the plot is when fearless says,"You fight like brothers" and Maps(Daniel) replies,"We are brothers". Misty is subsequently asked for adoption which he refuses by saying, "I don't require a family ,as I already have one" looking at the boys.The movie reflects the coming of age of these boys on a vacation with stirring emotions and feelings. Daniel Radcliffe does a fine job with his role and music blends in beautifully with the films’ scenes and adds perfectly to the plethora of emotions the film you go through.