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Metascore
7 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenLos Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenDirector Seet’s gorgeously filmed production proves to resonate as much today as it did 40-plus years ago.
- 80The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckThe Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckEven 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.
- 70VarietyRichard KuipersVarietyRichard KuipersThis 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.
- 70Arizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzArizona RepublicBill GoodykoontzDirector Shawn Seet’s film is surprisingly sweet and moving.
- 63Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreIt’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.
- 50The New York TimesTeo BugbeeThe New York TimesTeo BugbeeStorm 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.
- 40The GuardianLuke BuckmasterThe GuardianLuke BuckmasterIn 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.