{"id":6052,"date":"2019-08-16T21:22:36","date_gmt":"2019-08-16T21:22:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/moviesandshakers.com\/staging\/4428\/?p=6052"},"modified":"2019-08-16T21:28:04","modified_gmt":"2019-08-16T21:28:04","slug":"good-boys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/moviesandshakers.com\/staging\/4428\/good-boys\/","title":{"rendered":"Good Boys"},"content":{"rendered":"
[vc_section][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This film proves that 6th grade can suck. It\u2019s another raunchy, coming-of-age comedy from Seth Rogen and Evan Goldberg. This one skews younger and has it\u2019s moments following the antics of three curious tweens on the brink of puberty.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The stamp of producers Rogen and Goldberg with Director Gene Stupnitsky writing with Lee Eisenberg (both worked on The Office <\/i>and Bad Teacher<\/i>)\u00a0 <\/span>is definitely evident in their raw sense of humor. It\u2019s got pieces of American Pie, Superbad, and 40-year-old Virgin<\/i> (more like 12-year-old) with outrageous set pieces and foul-mouthed talk out of the mouths of babes. Maybe it brought back memories for Rogen and Goldberg whose friendship dates back to when they were about this age.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Director Gene Stupnitsky manages to create three likeable tween boys. \u00a0 <\/span>Max (Jacob Tremblay, Room)<\/i>, Lucas (Keith L. Williams, Fox\u2019s The Last Man On Earth), and <\/i>Thor (Brady Noon, HBO\u2019s\u00a0 <\/span>Boardwalk Empire) <\/i>who <\/i>are best friends, and call themselves “The <\/i>Beanbag Boys,\u201d for their matching l bean bag loungers.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The over-use of F-bombs is also a hallmark of this team’s moviemaking. It’s uttered so much that it loses any power for shock or humor. Stupnitsky and Eisenberg seem to use it as a crutch. Seeing the angelic-faced Jacob Tremblay spew profanity is not the funniest piece of comedy ever created. The irony in all of this is that the three trash-talking boys aren\u2019t old enough to see their R rated work in a theatre.[\/vc_column_text][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6058″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6053″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6056″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner][vc_column_text]Each boy has his own drama to cope with. Max thinks he\u2019s in love with the gorgeous Brixlie (Millie Davis) and needs to learn how to kiss, NOW<\/i>!\u00a0 <\/span>The boys are curious because they\u2019ve been invited to a kissing party and don\u2019t want to admit they don\u2019t know what they\u2019re doing.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Keith L. Williams as Lucas turns in the most layered performance. Lucas is sensitive kid who loves following the rules, which include saying “No” to drugs and mac \u2019n’ cheese.\u201d Lucas has just been told his parents are getting a divorce and you feel for this sensitive kid in the scene questioning his parents about just how this will change his life.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Stupnitsky and Eisenberg also use Lucas as their moral compass to reel in the boys when they go too far. He is a “Me Too” adherent espousing respect for women and hilarious support for the school’s yellow shirted SCAB (Students Coalition Against Bullying) club. They come to rescue anyone who feels threatened forming a whistle blowing human shield.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Thor is a bad ass, or trying to be. He just has to prove how tough he is by drinking the most sips of beer in front of the cool kids. <\/i>He\u2019s also insecure about having a good singing voice he thinks could make him seem less than macho.<\/p>\n

Every bodily function about sex and love is explored in this film, including sex toys they employ in totally wrong ways. Their male ineptitude is astounding, causing some pretty funny scenes, but they just can\u2019t let the popular kids find out how inexperienced they are. They stoop to using the expensive drone Max\u2019s Dad (Will Forte) absolutely forbids them to touch to spy on a teen couple kissing. It\u2019s for important research![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_row_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6054″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6057″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column_inner][vc_column_inner width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6059″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column_inner][\/vc_row_inner][vc_column_text]This is where chase-scene-comedy kicks in involving two high school girls, Hanna (Molly Gordon Booksmart<\/i>) and Lily (Midoris Francis Ocean’s 8<\/i>) who introduce them to drugs and some sex education. The end up having some scary and violent moments including an all out paint ball fight with older guys in an Animal House-<\/i>like frat. Then there\u2019s a life- threatening dash across a busy freeway that causes a major accident with another hilarious outcome.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

The movie keeps switching between their silliness and stupidity about sex showing how tough the transition is going from kid to young adult in a clueless state. Despite the boys\u2019 use of gross language and gimmicks, there is an underlying sweetness to the boys’ friendship. They are navigating the treacherous minefield between boyhood and manhood in today’s world of instant internet information. Porn sites have replaced back alleys for the lowdown on sex.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Not sure what age audience will be drawn to see this. It\u2019s not exactly family fare. This is a film that delivers too much of what you don’t need from 3 very young boys’ coming-of-age story, but enough heart to keep you interested in these cute kids. Good Boys<\/i> is OK.<\/p>\n

Universal\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>95 Minutes\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 <\/span>R\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_video link=”https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=RrE_ujzCm-E” el_width=”80″ align=”center” css_animation=”fadeInUp”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][\/vc_section]\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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