Very well executed

Please don't spend money on this.

Absolutely the worst movie.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

Good movie, mostly kind of sad but also kind of happy in a symmetric kind of way. And Frodo has always been a good actor.What annoys me is the way the movie, and Hollywood in general, put the blame of child abuse on men and alcohol. But the cause is rampant divorce and feminist extremists' denial of biology.Biological parents care more for their own children, and feminists expect their new partner to ignore that primal instinct. Children living with one parent and unmarried partner are more than 8 times more likely to be abused.Divorce is about individual freedom, and I get that, but people ignore that it leads to unhappy lives, it often bankrupts the biological father, and the children lose a parent, and in bad cases, children are beaten and even die because of divorce.Hollywood should paint a more realistic picture, but I understand that they are in the business of selling emotions, not education.

While this may not be a children's movie, it IS a movie about children and childhood. Talk about real childhood here, what the real childhood is and should be. This is from a time when childhood really was the age of innocence. Sadly the kids of our generation are totally different. Kids today seem to want to stop being kids way too soon, it's as if they wanna grow up too soon, acting and talking like teens or even adults, which just seems so wrong and inappropriate. This is a movie that can put a smile on the face of those who are able to enjoy it for what it is (without minding much about its unreal ending). At the same time, it is an important movie because it deals with abuse of children. This is a story of two really adorable and cute brothers (Bobby and Mikey) who have a tender relationship. They live a wonderful life for children, but Bobby is also cursed with the aggression he often suffers at the hands of his drunk stepfather "The King". And both often suffer at the hands of a group of bullies. That is so hard to see! Elijah Wood and Joseph Mazzello illuminate the big screen with the perfect naturalness so characteristic of children from the past, back when kids acted with the biggest naturalness of the world thanks to that innocence quality which no longer exists on today's kids. This results in wonderful performances.Tom Hanks has a minor role as adult Mikey. It's true that it is very odd the idea of Elijah Wood growing up to be Tom Hanks, but in most cases the actors chosen to portray the adult version of kids don't look similar to the kid actors who portray those kids.Overall, it's a wonderful movie, wonderfully filmed with a magical quality to it and gorgeous cinematography. A forgotten, misunderstood and underrated classic.This should definitely be on Top 250.

Simply an amazing bittersweet movie that portrays a side of life often skipped over in feel good movies. I saw this as a child and came back to it very recently and fell in love again.As a child it sparked my interest purely for the building of a plane, as an adult it captured me in the dark world and a young mans escape from that world. The portrayal of the King was great, the camera style chosen with low shots and shots focusing on actions and hand movements was I thought well done, I personally can not recall anything quite done in that style and adds to the character and portrays him as a force almost not human (which may not be far from reality) it makes for interesting developments Worth a watch any day

This movie was a heart-felt piece of cinema that helped show the darker side of childhood, and the little things that shaped who Tom Hank's was. Using a very cryptic story, they were able to give you an idea of what truly happened to Tom Hank's character as a child. And while scenes like the flying machine may have never happened, it helped to show how even denial can help tell the truth. In all good conscience, I could not rate this lower then a 9 out of 10, great performances from all the actors, and while many may not have understood the cryptic ending in which the brother is murdered by his step father, and Tom Hanks covers it up using a far-fetched story about a flying machine, pay close attention to the little details, such as the turtle that he still has, even though his brother "flew" off with it. Truly, a beautiful piece of cinema, and every actor deserves recognition for it.