The Boys in the Boat Movie is Great

And a commonly published, dorky critique of the film is symptomatic of this era of crappy American writing

In many ways, I was obligated to see The Boys in the Boat movie that hit theaters Christmas Day. The screen adaptation of the bestselling book of the same name by Seattle area author Daniel James Brown is directed by George Clooney, which is an awesome surprise development for what at its core is a story about a 1930s collegiate rowing team from the Uni…