Genre:
Comedy
Directed
by: Dennis Lee
Cast:
Jason Spevack, Toni Colette, Michael Sheen
Running
time: 92 minutes
Henry is a brilliant young boy who can
remember everything he has ever seen or heard in his life. The only thing he
does not know is the identity of his father. Created in a petri-dish, he is
raised by his single mom, Patricia. One day, Henry meets Dr. Slavkin O’Hara, a
university professor who is raising his daughter by himself and using her as a
psychology experiment, something that is making the girl very unhappy. Henry
starts thinking that Dr. O’Hara is his biological father and he attempts to
create a bond with him.
This 2012 full-length movie, based on Dennis
Lee’s student short film of the same name, tries to play on two very different
fronts, and, in doing so, it is a lot less successful than it should be.
The young boy playing Henry is very sweet and
he does a good job on screen. The other actors offer decent performances also.
While this film has some charming elements and a good message about the
acceptation of differences, the comedy parts are over-the-top and silly in a
very unfunny way.
So, in the end, something that could have
been very special is simply ordinary.
Rating:
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