the boys: the sherman brothers' story Critic Reviews

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San Francisco Chronicle | Peter HartlaubAdd Critic to Favorites

The result is an excellent film - entertaining and informative and sometimes stunning in its display of the personal demons shared by these two geniuses.Read the full review

Los Angeles Times | Kevin ThomasAdd Critic to Favorites

The Boys is so heartfelt that it elicits a sense that complex creative relationships may ultimately elude explication, leaving Jeffrey Sherman to speculate that the friction between his father and his uncle was what brought their songs alive.Read the full review

Variety | Dennis HarveyAdd Critic to Favorites

Engaging documentary draws on plentiful archival footage and A-list interviewees, and should lure dedicated nostalgists.Read the full review

USA Today | Claudia PuigAdd Critic to Favorites

A touching and illuminating documentary.Read the full review

The Hollywood Reporter | Sura WoodAdd Critic to Favorites

This entertaining, inside-show-business documentary is greatly enhanced by the presence of the two engaging "boys" of the title -- brothers who found harmony through music and dissonance with each other.Read the full review

The New York Times | Laura KernAdd Critic to Favorites

Comprehensive, fulfilling film.Read the full review

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