THE BOYS IN THE BOAT

Review: This tells the underdog story of the University of Washington rowing team’s bid to compete for gold at the 1936 Summer Olympics in Berlin.
Director: George Clooney
Actors: Joel Edgerton, Callum Turner, Peter Guinness, Sam Strike, Thomas Elms, Jack Mulhern, Luke Slattery, Bruce Herbelin- Earle, Wil Coban, Tom Varey, Joel Phillimore, James Wolk, Hadley Robinson, Courtney Henggeler, Chris Diamantopoulos, Glenn Wrage, Edward Baker-Duly and Adrian Lukis
Year: 2023
Genre: Biography, Drama, History and Sport
Conclusion: 3/5
The one thing I have to say about this film is what a fantastic cast there is with the likes of Joel Edgerton and Callum Turner. I love George Clooney as an actor but as a director I think he is rather weak. This should be a good film but I felt that there was a spark missing in it. I thought that all the boat scenes were all well filmed. I loved the music which was composed by the great Alexandre Desplat. This is adapted from a bestselling non-fiction novel written by Daniel James Brown. The most important theme that comes across is all about teamwork.