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6.2/10   142 votes
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Tony Barbieri (writer)
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Sometimes you must lose what you have... to find what you need.
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A 10-year-old boy shares an intense bond with his mentally ill mother. The youth's life is turned upside... more | add synopsis
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4 wins & 1 nomination more
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Good start, lousy finish. more (9 total)

Cast

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Cody Morgan ... James

Nastassja Kinski ... Katie

Robert Forster ... Henry
Jason Cairns ... Curt
Will Cochran ... Peter
Eugene Clark ... Del
Jennifer Overton ... Mary
Bruce Godfree ... Kevin
Ron Hartman ... Male judge

Marcia Bennett ... Carol
John Fulton ... Lloyd

Billy Kay ... Brendan
Leah Randell ... Lucy
Catherine Fordham ... Linda
Dawn McKelvie Cyr ... Ms. Bergez
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Czech Republic:105 min (Karlovy Vary Film Festival) | USA:100 min
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Good start, lousy finish., 1 March 2003
5/10
Author: George Parker from Orange County, CA USA

"The Magic of Marciano" begins as a rock solid journeyman drama about a boy (Morgan), trying to cope with an emotionally unstable working class single mom (Kinski) and her abusive boyfriend, who finds a friend in an older man (Forster). As the film wears on, however, it takes a nose dive as Barbieri begins replaying scenes with two different outcomes, apparently in a feeble and annoying attempt to show the boy's fantasies, only to crash and burn with an unsatisfying conclusion and poor resolution. An okay watch for fans of the players but when taken as a whole little more than a mediocre small screen watch. (C)

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