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Actors: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Bobby Coleman, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack Director: Menno Meyjes Rating: Features: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC Number of Discs: 1 Running Time: 107 minutes Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1 Release Date: February 12, 2008 Theatrical Release Date: November 2, 2007 Studio: New Line Cinema
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After decades of playing single men in romantic comedies from the classic SAY ANYTHING to the critical favorite HIGH FIDELITY the year 2007 marks a change for John Cusack. With roles as fathers in 1408 GRACE IS GONE and MARTIAN CHILD the beloved actor grows up and deserves some of the highest praise of his career. In MARTIAN CHILD David Gordon Cusack is a successful science fiction author plagued by both the death of his wife and writer s block. When a group home worker Sophie Okonedo tries to pair him with a young boy named Dennis Bobby Coleman David initially resists. But once David spends time with Dennis he realizes how special the boy is. The outsider and sci-fi fan in David thinks he might just understand Dennis best since the child believes that he s from Mars and he ll return there soon. David and Dennis struggle to create the most unconventional of families as Dennis strives to learn more about being human.MARTIAN CHILD is a moving drama that works because of the genuine performances of everyone involved but it rides on both the experienced shoulders of Cusack and those of his young costar Coleman. Both excel at communicating their characters isolation and eventual connection but it s Coleman s work in his first major role that is such a pleasant surprise. Supporting turns from Cusack s sister Joan who plays his sister in the film and Amanda Peet add emotional depth to the sweet story. MARTIAN CHILD is based on the autobiographical novel by David Gerrold who is most famous for writing the STAR TREK fan favorite "The Trouble with Tribbles."Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: COMEDY/FAMILY GATHERINGS UPC: 794043106835 Manufacturer No: N10683
The skeptical, melancholy eyes of John Cusack anchor Martian Child, a sweet but not cloying story of a widowed man who adopts a misfit kid who believes he's from another planet. David Gordon Cusack is a successful science-fiction author--which is perhaps what leads a children's counselor Sophie Okonedo, Dirty Pretty Things to pair him with a would-be extra-terrestrial named Dennis Bobby Coleman. Reluctantly at first, David tries to communicate with Dennis by fostering his belief--but as they grow attached to each other, the administrators of the organization that put them together sees this playing along as a failure to be a proper parent and threatens to take Dennis away. The first two-thirds or so of Martian Child are marvelous; though the scenario could be saccharine, the script and performances are full of details and complexities that make it feel genuine and affecting. The last third, unfortunately, seems to be the result of studio meddling, for the themes and emotions become awkwardly overstated. But what will stay with you are the moments of refreshing honesty and tender trust from the earlier part of the movie; the ending, clumsy and tone-deaf though it is, doesn't wipe away the delicate earlier interplay of David and Dennis. Also featuring Oliver Platt Funny Bones, Amanda Peet Igby Goes Down, and Anjelica Huston Prizzi's Honor. --Bret Fetzer
