While the magic of Timothy Green's leaf-sprouting legs will effectively enchant young viewers, the core story of Disney's "The Odd Life of Timothy Green" will find its home in a parent's heart. Gripping in its raw exploration of one childless couple's loss and insecurities, yet balanced with perfectly tender moments of sweetness and hilarity, this engaging tale with a spot-on cast is a must-see for family movie night.
Reminiscent of heartwarming (and at times, breaking) films like "Simon Birch" and "E.T.," "The Odd Life" uses a fish-out-of-water framework to dig deep into a very real struggle for many families: infertility.
From left, Cindy (Jennifer Garner,), Timothy (CJ Adams) and Jim (Joel Edgerton) Green give an impromptu performance at a family gathering.
PHIL BRAY, DISNEY ENTERPRISES
'The Odd Life of Timothy Green'
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams, Rosemarie DeWitt, Dianne Wiest, James Rebhorn, M. Emmet Walsh, Lois Smith
Behind the scenes: Directed by Jimmy Fallon
Rating: PG for mild thematic elements and brief language
Running time: 1 hour, 44 minutes
Playing: Opens Aug. 15 throughout Orange County (See theaters and movie times)
Jim and Cindy Green (Joel Edgerton and Jennifer Garner) are childhood sweethearts who painstakingly realize they must surrender their dreams for a biological child. In their mourning, they create a figment of one via spiral notebook, then bury their perfect-on-paper boy, along with their crushed hope, in their garden. A fantastical rainstorm sprouts them a muddy surprise in the form of a 10-year-old boy who emanates every quality from their dream list, including their chosen name: Timothy.
Garner and Edgerton exude flawless chemistry and wonderment at their dream-come-true child. And relative newbie CJ Adams is absolutely mesmerizing; his wide-eyed, warm-hearted Timothy sparkles, filling his onscreen world and family with resilient joy.
As insta-parents, the Greens stumble in their presuppositions of child-rearing as they experience paradigmatic insecurities...
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'Odd Life of Timothy Green' harvests heart, humor and hope - OC Moms - The Orange County Register
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