Good meets bad

Being a tween is a confusing part of life; you’re stuck between wanting to be cool like a teenager and holding on to your childhood memories.

Good Boys perfectly portrays all of this. The kids in the movie make me think back to my childhood, my first kiss, my first beer, my first party and my first crush. Everything about the movie is just so relatable; you might actually think it was written by tweens. 

The three lead actors are outstanding in their respective roles. Everything depicted by the characters makes so much sense that it might just be real. The main theme of the movie is boys preparing for their first kiss.

Oh, how wonderful and exciting a first kiss is. The movie does get a little a vulgar at times, so please remember, THIS IS NOT A KIDS MOVIE. Good Boys is obviously aimed at getting a few laughs, but the comedy comes from its adult themes.

I literally couldn’t stop laughing from the beginning to the end. The young actors out did themselves and everything was so believable. The storyline is one of the best I have seen in years from a coming-of-age movie. Think back to John Hughes and you get exactly that, but with a modern twist.

It isn’t without its faults, there are some scenes that might really disturb certain moviegoers, but most are played for laughs. The movie doesn’t go too far however, just staying a little south of the cringe line.

Invited to his first kissing party, 12-year-old Max asks his best friends Lucas and Thor for some much-needed help on how to pucker up. When they hit a dead end, Max decides to use his father's drone to spy on the teenage girls next door. When the boys lose the drone, they skip school and hatch a plan to retrieve it before Max's dad can figure out what happened.

My Verdict

Once again, this movie was not made for children and has a 16 rating. But if you’re mature enough and need a laugh, then Good Boys might be the one you need to watch. There are not many good comedy movies these days, but this one really impressed me. So go to Ster-Kinekor and get your tickets today.

My Rating: 8.4 out of 10 – Love it!