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The Choir

Boychoir

2014

François Girard

Garrett Wareing, Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Eddie Izzard ...

5.8

1,806

Drama Stet (Garrett Wareing), a troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school back East after the death of his single mom. Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding Choir Master (Dustin Hoffman) who recognizes a unique talent in this young boy as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.

	Author	Review
United States	Deborah Young The Hollywood Reporter	"It's a wonderful idea with good crowd-pleasing potential and, had the story-telling been more credible, this could have been a major coup for all concerned, not least the fine cast that headlines."	NEU
United States	Nikola Grozdanovic IndieWire	"'Boychoir' is (...) a comfortable viewing and listening pleasure. Ripley and Girard don’t prove to be in tune with each other’s respective talents, however, and the film ultimately ends up being just another forgettable crowd-pleaser."	NEU
United States	Neil Genzlinger The New York Times	"There's nothing wrong with being uplifting, but something less predictable would have been refreshing."	NEU
United States	Peter Debruge Variety	"Dustin Hoffman coaches a group of angel-voiced young men in this feel-good, yet far-from-treacly family drama."	NEU
United Kingdom	Tom Huddleston Time Out	"The Choir is decently directed, competently performed and mostly watchable, but it’s saccharine and totally unworthy of its impressive cast. (...) Rating: ★★ (out of five)"	NEU

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