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Martian Child | 
 enlarge | Director: Menno Meyjes
Actors: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Bobby Coleman, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack
Studio: New Line Cinema
Category: DVD
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Rating:  67 reviews
Sales Rank: 3564
Format: Ac-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, Dvd-video, Subtitled, Widescreen, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled), Spanish (Subtitled)
Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Region: 1
Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Number Of Discs: 1
Running Time: 107 Minutes
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 7.5 x 5.4 x 0.7
MPN: TRNDN10683D
UPC: 794043106835
EAN: 0794043106835
ASIN: B00005JPT0
Theatrical Release Date: November 2, 2007
Release Date: February 12, 2008
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Product Description
A lonely science-fiction writer adopts a boy who claims to be from mars. With the help of his quirky friend his sister this new father discovers that being a parent means anything is possible. Studio: New Line Home Video Release Date: 05/06/2008 Starring: John Cusack Joan Cusack Rating: Pg
Amazon.com
The skeptical, melancholy eyes of John Cusack anchor IMartian Child/I, 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, IDirty Pretty Things/I) 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 IMartian Child/I 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 (IFunny Bones/I), Amanda Peet (IIgby Goes Down/I), and Anjelica Huston (IPrizzi's Honor/I). I--Bret Fetzer/I
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 Fun Movie To Watch January 8, 2009
J. Harrison (Lincoln, Nebraska)
This is a really fun movie to watch. It's about a guy,David played by John Cusack who adopts a little boy named Dennis who truly believes he is from outerspace. This movie has some really funny parts. It's a truly heartwarming film. At first your not sure the adoption is going to work out and everything, but it does. Dennis has some really odd quirks, he is unlike any other child you have ever seen. When David first sees him he is sitting in a box and wont come out as he doesnt want to be exposed to the sun. This movie is a great film for families or adults alike. I think people of all ages would enjoy it. It's a film I will watch again and again.
If he is a Martian, so am I! January 8, 2009
R. Bagula (Lakeside, Ca United States)
A well written novel becomes a very good movie in which we get to know a very disturbed child. br /The adoptive parent is himself a very strange fellow. br /This is a good chick flick and very heart warming br /and tear jerking. I think kids will like this movie as well, so it is a good family movie.
Wonderful movie! January 4, 2009
Chrissy K. McVay (North Carolina)
I was in awe of the talented young actor (Bobby Coleman) who plays a confused little boy abandoned by his own parents and so frightened of having people disappear from his life that he wears a 'gravity belt' to keep from floating away. John Cusack plays a lonely widow who writes science-fiction novels and isn't sure he is the best pick for a parent for a child who needs extra TLC, but who better to understand a boy who believes he's from Mars? Also a funny performance from the always amusing Joan Cusack. br / br /Chrissy K. McVay - Author
I can so relate January 3, 2009
C. Peters (Hesperia, CA USA)
This was such a emotional moving movie. I can so relate to this little boy and adoptive father. It's not easy being different. Great movie and a must see.
 Too bad the kid was in it. December 15, 2008
Bridget Niki (Georgia)
There werent really any funny moments in this movie. John Cusack was a great actor but the kid was actually sort of unlikeable. He had this annoying raspy voice. Boring and not funny. I think they could have gotten a lot more K-Pax with the Martian theme. I dont think they went anywhere "deep" with it in this film (except with, maybe, the book part). Dont get me wrong there were some cute moments in it. So it wasnt a HORRIBLE movie. But I cant say that I really liked it either.
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