Good Boys bodes well for the men of the future
LONG BEFORE THE RISE OF THE #METOO MOVEMENT, MODern moms had begun raising their sons to be respectful of women, to ask permission before touching and to generally check their sense of entitlement at the door. The era of the pint-size gentleman has—possibly—arrived. But even the most evolved moms and dads can’t teach their kids everything. The sweet-spirited comedy Good Boys is all about the things boys of a certain age just can’t figure out: How do you kiss a girl (after you’ve gained consent)? What are tampons really for? Are nymphomaniacs girls who like to set fires?
Max, Thor and Lucas (Jacob Tremblay, Brady Noon and Keith L. Williams) are three suburban sixth-graders who are fairly low on
