Stet, a troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school back East after the death of his single mom. Read more …
Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding Choir Master who recognises a unique talent in this young boy as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.
It’s obvious and mechanical but nicely played by all.
Manipulative and unabashedly sentimental, The Choir carries loud echoes of other better movies.
Dustin Hoffman sleepwalks through this passionless film about a rebel choir boy in a prep school, and Eddie Izzard’s talents are wasted.
Dustin Hoffman almost gets this formulaic musical melodrama over the line.
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