Martian Child (2007)

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(66%)

Starring:	John Cusack \| Joan Cusack \| Amanda Peet \| Bobby Coleman \| Sophie Okonedo \| Oliver Platt
Director:	Menno Meyjes
Studio:	ENTERTAINMENT IN VIDEO RENTAL
Run time:	108 mins
Genres:	Drama
Languages:	English
Released:	April 14, 2008
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Based on an award-winning short story by sci-fi luminary David Gerrold, Martian Child sees John Cusack as a recently widowed science fiction writer who forms an unlikely family with a close friend (Amanda Peet) and a young boy he adopts who claims to be from Mars. The new couple ignore some sage parenting advice from the widower's sister (Joan Cusack) and get more than they bargained for when a series of strange occurrences lead them to believe that the child's claim may be true!

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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Martian Child

Angelchaos from from Worthing, England, 8th July, 2008

Whenever you watch a film of this type, there is a very fine line between good and just plain corny. With Martian Child it feels like everything came together very well. It is a simple tale, but has enough charm and eccentricities to win you over in the end. John Cusack is superb as always, and is supported by an excellent cast, including a refreshingly unpretentious performance by Bobby Coleman as the Martian Child. Definitely a young actor to look out for in the future. If you're looking for a light-hearted family movie this is highly recommended.

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2 out of 2 people found the following review helpful:

Martian Child - Slow, sweet in too few parts and NO tearjerker (shame).

A Customer from Wales, 14th June, 2008

Cusack, J - is a dysfunctional adult writer of sci-fi novels, and seeking solace, fosters an even more dysfunctional child. That child lives most of the day in a box (but is coaxed out by Cusack), believing himself to be from Mars - Cusack and child have a common thread to their relationship - or that is what was meant to have been portrayed. What follows is shallow, too slow and does not reflect the issues that both adult and child would really face, even if the adult would have been allowed to foster in the first place. No real emotion, although it goes through the motions, but without any real conviction. Produced with minimal care, and even less thought. Slightly mocking in places, and transparent in its storyline, which is both threadbare and lifeless. Some may enjoy, but really worth only one star.

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