Continuity mistake: At the skate park (which is supposed to be Thursday after school), Max is wearing the clothes he wore on Wednesday and Friday - not the clothes he wore in school on Thursday.
Good Boys (2019)
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Directed by: Gene Stupnitsky
Starring: Will Forte, Jacob Tremblay, Molly Gordon, Lina Renna
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I've read a lot of reviews for the "Good Boys" movie on a variety of websites. A high percentage of the reviewers gave this movie the highest number of stars (usually 4/4) and thought the movie was hilarious. Many claimed to have laughed almost constantly throughout the movie and asserted that reviewers who did not think the movie was funny were prudes and/or had no sense of humor. Reviewers giving the lowest possible rating (one star) often felt that the vulgar language coming from 12-year-olds was extreme and highly inappropriate, the display of and playing with "sex toys" went too far, and the movie was a "new low" for Hollywood, among other criticisms. My rating the movie "one star" was largely attributed to: Its lack of originality (mostly a repackaged version of similar movies but using 12-year-olds); over-reliance on jokes that have been around a long time and/or already heard/ overused in other movies (making them no longer hilarious or even slightly funny); insertion of jokes where they really didn't flow and/or seemed forced; extensive and rather crude use of a "green screen" (or other color), resulting in awkward/ uncoordinated movement of people and changing backgrounds; a lot of dialog containing phrases or sentences that I've heard many times and so-called conversations largely comprised of a few to several words at a time per person; main characters who did not seem to fit their roles (even though they were actual 12-year-olds) or have chemistry (contrary to the belief of the writers/ director); numerous mistakes (which I've submitted to this website); extensive use of "swear words" where they did NOT elevate the joke (again, contrary to the writers'/ producers' and director's belief); overall perception that the two writers did not always coordinate scenes and did not put much effort or thought into "writing" the story. Instead of writing a story and including some jokes during the process, I got the impression that they had a collection of jokes that they tried to write a story around to make a movie... and, most importantly, make millions of dollars off a lame story that left much to be desired. Maybe the writers were banking on viewers laughing so long and hard that they wouldn't even notice the low quality of the movie... but I did. Additional problems that are noteworthy include: (1) The skate park scene was out of sequence (placed before instead of after school on Thursday); (2) Hannah never got her bag/purse back, which included her cell phone, driver's license, money, etc.; (3) Too many items missing from Thor's house were never acknowledged by his parents - three bikes and helmets, "CPR doll", double-sided dildo; (4) Neither Benji nor any of the frat boys tried to find the Good Boys to get paid for the Molly pills or get compensated for the paintball damage to the house or their clothes.
More mistakes in Good Boys
Thor: Look what I found in the purse.
Lucas: What is it?
Thor: I have no idea.
Max: That's a tampon. Girls shove it up their buttholes to stop babies from coming out. An eighth grader told me that.
Trivia: In the opening scene, Mr. Newman told Max, "Please be nice to your sister. Help your mom, and do not touch the drone." During this 90-minute movie, Max's mom Amy says three words ("Winter is coming") and is on-screen less than 10 seconds. Max's sister (not named) does not appear at all. (00:02:03 - 01:02:28)
Question: I don't understand Max's punishment. In the ending, Max says "a month in the hole", but his father tells him that birthdays, holidays, and summers are cancelled. He also tells his son that "the devil lives inside him", to no longer call him "Dad", takes away his electronics, locks him in his room, and says that he will always love him, but no longer likes him. So, is Max grounded for life or is it "a month in the hole"? Are his birthdays, holidays, and summers really cancelled? And does anyone else find this ending to a comedy actually depressing because of the way Max's father treats him in the end?
Answer: He is grounded for a month, although he cannot have birthday parties or summers or anything.
So, even after being grounded for a month, he can't celebrate his birthday or summer vacation?
It's entirely understandable that Max's dad is totally peed off with Max for what happened with the drone and accidentally thrashing the house and probably said a lot of what he did in the heat of the moment. To totally deny the kid a vacation is one thing (and makes sense considering the grounding is for a month as the time frame is around that time of year) but a birthday as well? What the dad probably meant was no birthday party (and no fun) for that year, its not like four years later and "we're not going on vacation this year because you did something stupid when you were 12."
And Mr. Newman saying, "No more summers" is probably meant to be an exaggeration to get across to Max the authority he has over him and ability to stop him from engaging in fun activities. Similarly, Mrs. Newman said, "Winter is coming!" The restrictions they put on Max might make him feel as though there are no fun, sunny, carefree days. The parents obviously cannot CHANGE what season it is, but they can impose restrictions that will make him feel as though it is a different season.
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Answer: Max's dad probably over-reacted out of anger/rage over the drone and destroyed room and might have made changes after he cooled off. Plus, it was meant to be humorous. A "month in the hole" was immediately imposed; no more birthdays, holidays, summer, etc. would refer to after the month in the hole. Max's dad did not say he couldn't attend school-related events, such as the "Rock of Ages" show. Parents are supposed to give their kids unconditional love. A father can continue to love his son while disliking his behavior. Max's dad may have been unduly harsh (again, out of anger), but he still loves Max - which shouldn't be depressing. I don't think Max's dad said he was grounded for life, just grounded. However, Lucas told his parents that Max was grounded for life - an exaggeration.
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So, even after being grounded for a month, he can't celebrate his birthday or summer vacation?
Not necessarily. Max's dad said those things in the heat of the moment. Although it is possible that Max's dad meant what he said (at least at the time), it isn't probable. The severity of the punishment given to Max was a reflection of how angry Mr. Newman was. A proud and loving father who tells his son "I will always love you..." is more likely to forgive Max so that they can return to their good father/son relationship.