Rating: PG
Movie Release Date: November 21, 2007
DVD Release Date: March 11, 2008
Plot 411: An orphan caught in the system truly believes his parents are out there and knows that all he needs to do is play music to draw them back.
Review: Evan (Freddie Highmore) is a kid growing up in the New York foster care system. He refuses to be adopted because he believes his parents are out there looking for him. The reality of it is that his parents (Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers) don't even know he's alive and aren't even together. However, Evan is so sure they're out there that he runs away and becomes a street kid. He is taken in by Wizard (Robin Williams), a guy who cares for many other runaways in exchange for a cut of their street performances. Evan's talent is so great that he soon moves on to bigger and better things in hopes that his parents will one day find him. This is a truly moving and inspirational film. You'll feel the music flowing through you, just as it flows through Evan. Highmore makes you fall in love with Evan because of his sweet disposition. You really root for the kid and hope things work out, even though through our adult eyes you know the situation is pretty dire. Evan's optimism is unmatched and you gotta wonder how someone in that kind of situation can sustain it. Williams plays a scoundrel one minute and a loving father figure the next. It's quite an interesting mix.
Watch It: And let the music grab hold of your soul.
Skip It: If you live firmly in reality. Some of the plot is a stretch of the imagination.
Movie Release Date: November 21, 2007
DVD Release Date: March 11, 2008
Plot 411: An orphan caught in the system truly believes his parents are out there and knows that all he needs to do is play music to draw them back.
Review: Evan (Freddie Highmore) is a kid growing up in the New York foster care system. He refuses to be adopted because he believes his parents are out there looking for him. The reality of it is that his parents (Keri Russell and Jonathan Rhys Meyers) don't even know he's alive and aren't even together. However, Evan is so sure they're out there that he runs away and becomes a street kid. He is taken in by Wizard (Robin Williams), a guy who cares for many other runaways in exchange for a cut of their street performances. Evan's talent is so great that he soon moves on to bigger and better things in hopes that his parents will one day find him. This is a truly moving and inspirational film. You'll feel the music flowing through you, just as it flows through Evan. Highmore makes you fall in love with Evan because of his sweet disposition. You really root for the kid and hope things work out, even though through our adult eyes you know the situation is pretty dire. Evan's optimism is unmatched and you gotta wonder how someone in that kind of situation can sustain it. Williams plays a scoundrel one minute and a loving father figure the next. It's quite an interesting mix.
Watch It: And let the music grab hold of your soul.
Skip It: If you live firmly in reality. Some of the plot is a stretch of the imagination.
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