To answer the question that will completely define the life and
memory of this movie after it hits DVD, yes, Harry Potter loses his
virginity in December Boys. Still, Daniel Radcliffe is not prancing about nude with a horse, as he did in the West End production of Equus
that’s likely headed to Broadway next year. So, when you’re ordering
your priorities for shirtless Radcliffe entertainment, plan accordingly.
, amiable Spark (Christian Byers), and short,<br />
bespectacled Misty (Lee Cormie). While Maps strikes up an awkward<br />
flirtation with Lucy (Teresa Palmer), the embodiment of bad-girl<br />
temptation, Misty eye-battingly ingratiates himself with a local couple<br />
whom he learns may be looking to adopt a child.</p>
<p>Dubiously plotted and slow out of the gate, <i>December Boys</i> leaves one to<br />
infer certain key relationships, and <b>relies heavily on an audience’s<br />
predisposition to find this yawning coming-of-age tale stirringly<br />
original, which isn’t the case</b>. The Kangaroo Island locales are<br />
attractive, but the story is so snooze-inducing as to recall a forced<br />
viewing of someone else’s vacation slideshow. <a href=)
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