
A teenage boy, adrift amongst a sea of family indiscretions, discovers what it means to be a man.... (Full plot summary below)
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A teenage boy, adrift amongst a sea of family indiscretions, discovers what it means to be a man.
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| Boxoffice MagazineSara Maria VizcarrondoIt's full of really subtle dichotomies and internal conflicts, but what makes Julius' story seem authentic is how totally incongruous it feels. |
| The New York TimesRachel SaltzDeliberately small-scale, Five Time Champion has tough-minded moments but too often veers toward the sweet and even the treacly. It's pleasant enough, but too careful to be very involving. |
| Village VoiceNick PinkertonRule of thumb: If a movie about how life is messy features someone lecturing about how messy life is, that movie is not nearly messy enough to do justice to life. |
| Slant MagazineNick SchagerA coming-of-age tale that, with every landscape cutaway and twinkling note from its xylophone-heavy score, begs to be taken as a dreamy slice of countryside profundity. |