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Bra Boys (2008)
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Reviews Counted:27
Fresh:17
Rotten:10
Average Rating:5.8/10
Consensus: While it looks like shameless publicity for the semi-notorious Aussie surfing gang, the film packs a raw energy into this look at a culture of athleticism and male loyalty.
Rated: R [See Full Rating]
Runtime: 90 mins
Theatrical Release:Apr 11, 2008 Limited
Synopsis: Are Sydney's Bra Boys a violent gang or just a loyal bunch of surfers? This documentary narrated by Russell Crowe (AMERICAN GANGSTER) explores this underground culture from the inside courtesy of... [More]
Director: Sunny Abberton
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Reviews for Bra Boys
Maddeningly shallow.
05/15/08
Russell Crowe narrates this engrossing Australian documentary, which chronicles the development of the notorious Sydney surfing crew.
04/07/08
Top CriticThis crude, rowdy movie is unexpectedly touching in its embrace of surfing as an escape from the stigma of poverty and broken homes.
04/11/08
Top CriticAn often fascinating but awkward mix.
04/16/08
Top CriticBra Boys is nevertheless intriguing for its insider’s perspective of an outsider culture steeped in tradition, male-bonding rituals, and intense localism.
04/10/08
What begins as a probing look at this culture feels in the end like pro-surf gang propaganda.
07/24/08
Top CriticAn odd and suspect mix of documentary and public relations.
05/30/08
Lengthy coverage of a murder trial involving Jai and Koby supplies the odd moment of meaningful reflection, but the overall impression is that of an unconvincing PR exercise.
07/31/08
Top CriticIn-depth intimate portrait of how a tough Aussie environment within a larrikin culture of rebels with or without a cause has produced spectacular professional surfers.
12/07/08
...there's an undeniable energy to this subjective, self-serving film which at times says more than it means to about this male-dominated culture.
07/04/08
Sorely in need of an outsider’s impartial slant.
04/14/08
What it lacks in objectivity, it makes up for in vivid intimacy.
04/11/08
Despite the undeniable sorrow you see expressed by all, your foot may start to tap and you may find yourself wishing you were on some beach yourself.
04/14/08
A story of loyalty that men can relate to while their significant others see Sex and the City.
06/05/08
A piece of PR propaganda.
10/18/08
Thanks to the documentarian also making his family the film's subject, Bra Boys feels more than a little like a violence-glorifying infomercial.
05/30/08
For its fusion of social history and sensational athleticism, Bra Boys shapes up as one of the best nonfiction films of the year thus far, and is eminently worth seeing.
04/09/08
Top CriticBra Boys is a carefully manicured PR video for the infamous Bra Boys surfer community.
04/10/08
You know going in that this is going to be a fairly one-sided portrait. But it's also fairly thorough with its archival footage, historical and sociological perspective.
10/18/08
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