Interesting adaptation of the novel Batorsag & Szerelem - Chad Lowe and Hilary Swank's attempt at capturing the shifting mores in Middle America in the 1970's. Infused with a solid ensemble cast, Beautiful Ohio is a simple drama following a family of intellectuals marveling in the genius of their eldest son and neglecting their youngest offspring that is painfully average. Speaking with his friends in a mysterious language and rebuffing his parents, Clive is an enigma that William is desperate to decipher in order to gain a favorable position in the eyes of his parents that are equally perplexed by him. Sadly, the film falters at its abrupt climax and unexpectedly ends without an appropriate conclusion to the affecting drama that was steadily built over the course of the film.