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9 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 100San Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubSan Francisco ChroniclePeter HartlaubThe result is an excellent film - entertaining and informative and sometimes stunning in its display of the personal demons shared by these two geniuses.
- 90Village VoiceVillage VoiceBoys is first-rate cinema archaeology. What pushes it beyond that is the brutal honesty with which the sibling rivalry between the elder Shermans is depicted; theirs is a palpable mixture of love and disdain that led to the men not socializing with each other for more than 40 years.
- 80VarietyDennis HarveyVarietyDennis HarveyEngaging documentary draws on plentiful archival footage and A-list interviewees, and should lure dedicated nostalgists.
- 80New York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanNew York Daily NewsElizabeth WeitzmanA vital one for movie fans.
- 80Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasThe 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.
- 75USA TodayClaudia PuigUSA TodayClaudia PuigA touching and illuminating documentary.
- 75New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickJulie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and a host of other notables sing the praises of the estranged siblings, whose work is illustrated by copious film clips.
- 70The Hollywood ReporterThe Hollywood ReporterThis 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.
- 70The New York TimesLaura KernThe New York TimesLaura KernComprehensive, fulfilling film.