We need stories that inspire, ones told in traditional ways with skill, care and finesse. They should feature an absence of visual technology and instead, an emphasis on character development and storyline. George Clooney’s The Boys in the Boat is just such a work.

It tells the true life story of the University of Washington eight-man rowing crew that was a surprise entrant to the 1936 Summer Olympics. Those were the games famously held in Nazi controlled Germany before the start of World War ll. That reality provides a backdrop to a study of the class system of the time.

Clooney adds to his directorial portfolio with this decidedly old-fashioned tale of athletic deeds and boys growing up to become men. He keeps the film trickery to an absolute minimum and lets the real-life story shine through. There is a high level of effort from all the cast and crew and that makes the film a joy to watch.
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Bea played by Sydney Sweeney of Euphoria fame plays a girl on the verge. She has been painted into a corner by overbearing parents and a lifelong boyfriend who comes up short. When she meets Ben (Glen Powell) in a chance encounter, it gives her a window into a future that might work for her. A rocky middle section of their romance puts things at risk.

As things go in films of this ilk, the shortest line between two points is extended by some 12,000 kilometres as all the players are transported from America to Sydney, Australia. Our beautiful land then becomes an important piece of the puzzle and is presented in a way that would make any tourism board member jealous.

When you add up all the crazy and a few out-of-character moments of risqué behaviour, you have a very mainstream film but with enough interesting action to keep your attention. It’s like a comforting bowl of Albondigas soup. Served cold with just the right amount of spice.
Rob Hudson
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In the comedy Anyone But You, Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold — until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia. So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.

Starring Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Hadley Robinson, Michelle Hurd, Dermot Mulroney, Darren Barnet, Bryan Brown, Charlee Fraser, Joe Davidson and Rachel Griffiths, Anyone But You will be released in Aussie cinemas December 26!
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In the comedy Anyone But You, Bea (Sydney Sweeney) and Ben (Glen Powell) look like the perfect couple, but after an amazing first date something happens that turns their fiery hot attraction ice cold — until they find themselves unexpectedly thrust together at a destination wedding in Australia.

So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.

Starring Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Hadley Robinson, Michelle Hurd, Dermot Mulroney, Darren Barnet, Bryan Brown, Charlee Fraser, Joe Davidson and Rachel Griffiths, Anyone But You will be in released in Aussie cinemas Boxing Day!

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So they do what any two mature adults would do: pretend to be a couple.

Starring Sydney Sweeney, Glen Powell, Alexandra Shipp, GaTa, Hadley Robinson, Michelle Hurd, Dermot Mulroney, Darren Barnet, Bryan Brown, Charlee Fraser, Joe Davidson and Rachel Griffiths.

Anyone But You will be released in Aussie cinemas Boxing Day!
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