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ALL-AMERICAN ALIEN BOY David (John Cusack) adopts Dennis (Bobby Coleman), who says he's from another planet in Martian Child
Alan Markfield
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Release Date: Nov 02, 2007; Rated: PG; Length: 108 Minutes; Genres: Comedy, Drama; With: Amanda Peet, Bobby Coleman and John Cusack

Dennis (Bobby Coleman) is a weird kid who thinks he's from Mars. David (John Cusack), a science-fiction writer/widower, adopts him anyway. The problem with Martian Child is that it wants to be a story about outcasts, but Dennis doesn't come off as a cute little rebel. Hiding in boxes, speaking Martian, and stealing pictures of David's dead wife, he comes off as mentally disturbed. Cusack, less guarded than usual, makes a few scenes connect; it's not his fault the movie inadvertently turns you against the overindulgent parenting culture. C+


Posted Oct 31, 2007
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