NekoHomey Purely Joyful Movie!

Freaktana A Major Disappointment

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Cassandra Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

ed_two_o_nine I came to this film with no previous knowledge and no expectations, and I only knew about the involvement of Ben Afleck and Matt Damon when I saw their names in the opening credits. The film is generally harmless which uses the premise of a young catholic boy misguidedly trying to convert some Jewish people to Catholism. In the end the religions do not matter as the message is a message of togetherness and unity which can only be commended, however it is presented in a pretty saccharine way that Americans seem to love, and as usual in this manner even the poor do not seem that poor. The lead to boys are both okay in their roles as the main star of the film 'Patrick' is a bite ti cutesy for my liking but he handles the coming of age element okay. Other people have commented that there is an anti-Semitic element to this film but I did not see that and if anything I though the Jews came across better than the Catholics in the move. With nothing great to recommend it or nothing bad to put you off this film really is just mediocre. Would I watch it again, I do not think so but you may want to spend a rainy afternoon watching the film for the first time.

ctraneblue one of the biggest worries early on that various miramax execs and the producers for the project greenlight series, was that if they were to pick pete jones' stolen summer screenplay, that they would end up making an after-school special. well, their worries came true. the script is saccharin, occasionally salvaged by the worthy acting of bonnie hunt, aidan quinn and kevin pollack. but the rest fall too close to a television special on simplistic religious philosophies. the dialogue was much too unbelievable, as predicted by co- producer matt damon early in the series.now the series, on the other hand, is chock-full of interesting and revealing anecdotes about the perils and glories of film-making. it reveals so much of the struggle and backstage political fighting that goes into making a movie. with the knowledge gained from the greenlight series, it's a wonder that great movies (especially low-budget indie ones) are made. this series is a superb look at all the work involved in making a movie. highly recommended for anyone aspiring to work in the movie business.

Luminaria At first, I thought it was a really cute movie. Then I caught the theme....... any differences between Judiasm and Catholicism were either portrayed as bigotry, or were smoothed over, or were childish misunderstandings. Such as the "decathalon" to "earn" the privilege of Holy Communion. At first the misunderstandings were kind of cute, I guess, showing how the adults don't really stop to listen to the children, but it got extremely irritating, as it went on and on... and the misunderstandings just got worse and worse, to the point of "cute" blasphemy.Finally, at the end, the boy talks with his father, who comforts him by telling him that just like any father, God would welcome "Even an Eskimo who never heard of Him, as long as he lived a good life" - when the boy then (naturally) asks what use is it then to be Christian, the father has no real answer. Later the boy tells his friend the Rabbi that while on his "quest" he's figured out that Jesus is "just a symbol", and that it doesn't really matter if you pray to Jesus or not, because it doesn't matter which name you use, and suggests he use the name of Danny, the rabbi's dead son. So... another could have been good, totally cruddy movie... sad...relativism is the rule now, it seems... It's all good, it's all the same, or else we're "mean"... *sigh*

mixiallen This movie was a wonderful movie until the last ten minutes when it falls completely flat on its face. The movie examines the unique and heartfelt friendship between the young son of an angry Irish Catholic and the young son of a Jewish Rabbi. Not only are the characters deeply explored, their differing faiths are thoughtfully examined throughout the film. It's a shame that the "powers that be" had to fold in the last ten minutes and give viewers bogus wishy-washy so-called theology that proves moviemakers are still afraid of moral absolutes. What a shame. Bonnie Hunt was so convincing as the dutiful wife and loving mother I wanted to adopt her. Kevin Pollak was incredible as the agonized father living with terminal illness.