The result is an excellent film - entertaining and informative and sometimes stunning in its display of the personal demons shared by these two geniuses.
90
Village Voice
Village Voice
Boys is first-rate cinema archaeology. What pushes it beyond that is the brutal honesty with which the sibling rivalry between the elder Shermans is depicted; theirs is a palpable mixture of love and disdain that led to the men not socializing with each other for more than 40 years.
80
VarietyDennis Harvey
VarietyDennis Harvey
Engaging documentary draws on plentiful archival footage and A-list interviewees, and should lure dedicated nostalgists.
The Boys is so heartfelt that it elicits a sense that complex creative relationships may ultimately elude explication, leaving Jeffrey Sherman to speculate that the friction between his father and his uncle was what brought their songs alive.
75
USA TodayClaudia Puig
USA TodayClaudia Puig
A touching and illuminating documentary.
75
New York PostLou Lumenick
New York PostLou Lumenick
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke and a host of other notables sing the praises of the estranged siblings, whose work is illustrated by copious film clips.
70
The Hollywood Reporter
The Hollywood Reporter
This entertaining, inside-show-business documentary is greatly enhanced by the presence of the two engaging "boys" of the title -- brothers who found harmony through music and dissonance with each other.