Beautiful singing, simply beautiful. A quiet movie that doesn't seek to work out too many themes, and that worked for me. It focused on a gifted boy, a stroke of good fortune and an opportunity of a lifetime.
Some themes were a little formulaic but I forgave that due to the very good acting from all and some of the words given to the boys by Dustin Hoffman's character near the end, which were simply beautiful and perfect and what every single young person in the world should hear at some time.
This is a very good film with a fine focus on the importance of human striving and creativity.
We don't get a chance to see other themes that another director may have thrown in and, frankly, I was grateful, as I simply wanted what it was, not another family 'victim/showdown/misery-fest; which muddies almost every single saturated thing these days.
Wonderful and highly recommended.
Review of Boychoir
