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The Odd Life of Timothy Green

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The Odd Life of Timothy Green

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Fantasy comedy drama starring Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton. A childless couple are gifted with a boy who seemingly grows out of the earth in their back garden. Timothy may not be entirely human, but his presence teaches them valuable lessons about life and love.

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A star rating of 2 out of 5.

Alan Jones

This fantasy tale aims for the sort of live-action whimsy that Disney Studios used to specialise in, but it completely misfires. There's too much schmaltz and sentimentality in the story of a childless couple (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton) who find a mud-covered boy in their garden the night after burying a wish-list that describes their dream offspring. His miraculous arrival shows up everyone's shortcomings, brings them courage and inspires them to invent a new type of pencil to save their small-town economy. Writer/director Peter Hedges (who penned About a Boy and What's Eating Gilbert Grape) strains to be cute and charming at every turn, and drains the film of any real wonder and magic. A terrific cast that includes Dianne Wiest and David Morse makes the most of underwritten roles but this is an uphill struggle. Not so much moving as stomach churning.

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Cast

rolenameCindy GreenJennifer GarnerJim GreenJoel EdgertonTimothy GreenC J AdamsJoni JeromeOdeya RushEvette OnatShohreh AghdashlooBrenda BestRosemarie DeWittJames Green SrDavid MorseUncle BubM Emmet WalshAunt MelLois SmithReggieLin-Manuel MirandaMs Bernice CrudstaffDianne WiestFranklin CrudstaffRon LivingstonJoseph CrudstaffJames RebhornCoach CalCommon

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rolenameDirectorPeter Hedges

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Theatrical distributor

Walt Disney

Released on

2013-04-05

Languages

English

Available on

DVD

Formats

Colour

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