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Around the Block

Drama - 2013
Around the Block
5.4
67%
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A young Aboriginal boy is torn between his unexpected love of acting and the disintegration of his family.
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Details

Rated:
Not Rated
Runtime:
104 min
Release date:
6 Sep 2013
Country:
AU, US
Languages:
English
Budget:
$0
Revenue:
$0
Awards:
1 win

Top Critics Reviews

rotten:
The film's musty premise, about a novice instructor trying to deter an Aboriginal student from crime with Shakespeare, renders it the cinematic equivalent of warmed-over soup from the school cafeteria.
– Inkoo Kang,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Jul 2014
rotten:
Every single development in the Wood family's plot trajectory is telegraphed, and these actors deserve to be in a less emotionally bogus drama.
– David Rooney,
Hollywood Reporter,
29 Jul 2014
rotten:
Well-intended yet cliche-ridden.
– Joe Leydon,
Variety,
29 Jul 2014
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