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Martian Child
starring: John Cusack, Amanda Peet, Bobby Coleman, Sophie Okonedo, Joan Cusack
directed by: Menno Meyjes

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Aspect Ratio: 1.85:1
Audience Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Binding: DVD
Brand: Warner Brothers
EAN: 0794043106835
Format: AC-3, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD-Video, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC
Label: New Line Cinema
Manufacturer: New Line Cinema
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: New Line Cinema
Region Code: 1
Release Date: February 12, 2008
Running Time: 107 minutes
Sales Rank: 1849
Studio: New Line Cinema
Theatrical Release Date: November 02, 2007

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Product Description:
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

Amazon.com:
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

Customer Reviews

Average Rating: out of 5 stars

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- Out of this world
LOVED THIS MOVIE! I don't know how I had never heard of this movie. John Cusack plays a widower who writes science fiction novels. He decides that he wants to do something meaningful in his life and decides to adopt a child. He is paired up with a child who has abandonment issues and pretends that he is from Mars. The movie is based on a true story and is a chronicle of how they relate one another, and grow closer over time. Don't miss this one!

Rating:

- Were you expecting About A Boy meets K-Pax? ...

The movie starts off, as expected with a soft narration by Cusack about the reality of his mundane life and how he was changed by the true events that the reader/viewer is about to see, it's not quite clear which. But this narration and slow pan to Cusack in a director's chair is not an introduction to this film, but possibly an interview to another film in the fictitious realm of the movie. Okay, is this the best way to start a movie? I don't think so.

So let me stop right there. ... Read More

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- Abominable Movie, I definitely agree with the critics
When the Internet first became widely used by the public (I'm sure most people know it was initially used by the military and educational institutions), you could trust what you read, but these days who knows? At another web site I read review after review praising this awful movie, but then I skipped to the first reviews, which were at the end since they were listed in reverse order chronologically, and I saw many very negative reviews. I'd guess that someone didn't want the bad reviews to be on top. ... Read More

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- Not what I was expecting
Definately not what I was expecting. The child is not really from Mars. I couldn't even watch the whole movie, I really don't like it. It was a waste of money renting it. Oh, and I would like to meet the idiots that wrote the summary on the back of the box and in the info that it shows on Dish Network Pay-Per-View.

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- Greatest Thing in the Universe
"Martian Child" was a film that I saw in the theatre and wanted to own. The film's director, Menno Meyjes, was previously nominated for an Oscar for Best Adapted Screenplay for "The Color Purple" in 1985 & worked with John Cusak in his first film as a director, "Max" in 2002. He keeps the interest and pacing of the film throughout.

Having lost my wife (a year & a half ago) and now being a single dad, the part of the film where Cusak's David grieves over his wife affected me. Whether ... Read More

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