On 2010-02-18 steve johnson, central Massachusetts wrote: The lead-in to this movie was so spectacular I went to bed late rather than pause play for the next day. Dianne Wiest´ crisp performance is above even her typical great work. The film illustrates the alienation of a gifted child in a manner I never could find words for. Even the child´s frustration with his own parent -- that was stark-raving visionary. You want to love and detest the child all at the same time. All the elements are there, exactly where and when they need to be.
The problem is in the final scenes. It´s as though three chapters are missing. Suddenly the boy is liked, respected and admired, and this time there´s a crowd at his birthday party. No clue is given how all this happened, no behavioral revolution, no epiphany, nothing! Children tend to be mean to anyone different -- it doesn´t matter that their peer got an A grade on his class project. What made everything suddenly change? Viewers young and old need at least a suggestion so they can take something away from the story.
You won´t suffer any pain from seeing this movie. The characters and the story line are pleasant. I just hope you don´t come away quite so disappointed as I was.. And summed up by saying Worth seeing, but it could have been so much better.. Currently Little Man Tate has an overall rating of 8 over 10.
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Mike Southon claimed The mother of a young genius wants him to have a regular life while an educator sees him as a special case, not a child.Genre: Feature Film-DramaRating: PGRelease Date: 7-OCT-2003Media Type: DVD
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