Chatham 2008

Critics score:
28 / 100

Reviews provided by RottenTomatoes

Jeannette Catsoulis, New York Times: The Golden Boys is an object lesson in how to squander a seasoned cast, a charming premise and a breathtaking location. Read more

Connie Ogle, Miami Herald: Trying to sit through The Golden Boys is like trudging across the Cape Cod sand in galoshes during a nor'easter with a mule on your back. Read more

Lou Lumenick, New York Post: This musty yarn would have worked better as a 1940s MGM programmer. Read more

Roger Moore, Orlando Sentinel: Aside from the occasional magical shot or affecting actor moment, it's a film whose poverty betrays most every frame. Read more

Ronnie Scheib, Variety: It seems particularly perverse to take actors who helped develop the '60's thesping style of hang-loose, semi-improvisational immediacy and stick them in a creaky period piece glazed with arch gentility and ersatz quaintness. Read more

Scott Foundas, Village Voice: You can feel yourself growing older in the 90 minutes it takes to watch this horrid piece of filmed dinner theater. Read more