The Boys Are Back

Just before I went to see this film, someone pointed out to me that Clive Owen can't act. It's true, he really can't. He is, however, quite pleasing on the eye and in that sense, the perfect person to play a dad struggling with bringing up two young boys in the aftermath of his wife's death. What I loved about this film was the way it managed to tug at the heartstrings, be touching and sweet and funny, without being twee or overly and obviously emotional. I also loved that the two boys, George McKay (basically Ron Weasley) and Nicholas McAnulty, lacked the usual precocity of a child star, and both gave touching and believable performances. Surprisingly lovely.