Alien Boy
Martian Child was just what you'd expect it to be. It's sappy, it's cute, and it's heartbreaking. It's really quite a sweet story and the entire time it had me wondering if the boy really was an alien. The answer to that question completely surprised me. I hope these reviews aren't coming off as trivial, I just don't want to give too much information away before you see it.
This movie does have some slow parts and there's a lot of repetitive behavior. So some times moments in the movie can appear tedious. But really it's just a slow moving story about love between a man who tries to go outside of himself to help an alien boy.
I'm a sucker for repetitious characters and I love the fact that Joan and John are constantly in films together. It makes me feel like a part of their family and it makes it that much more believable. The little boy in the movie was also in Must Love Dogs with Cusack and It just goes to show that it's all about who you know.
In actuality the boy is quite good and l actually think at one point I was moved to tears. It might have been an emotional day or maybe I was just really into the movie. I will definitely be purchasing this one for my collection as I am a huge Cusack fan and totally loved the concept.
It's okay to go and see a heartfelt film every now and then.