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The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) 6.4
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Metascore: 48/100
Reviews: 84 user | 155 critic | 29 from Metacritic.com A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears. Director:Peter Hedges |
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After receiving bad news from a fertility doctor, Cindy and Jim Green try to bury their dreams of having a child by writing out all the great traits their child would have and putting them in a box in the garden. During a freak storm in the middle of the night, they awake to find a boy named Timothy, with leaves growing from his ankles, standing in their kitchen calling them mom and dad. Cindy and Jim are thrown into the midst of parenthood and over the coming months, Timothy will teach them more than they could have imagined about being parents and raising a child, no matter how he comes into their lives. Written by napierslogs
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Rated PG for mild thematic elements and brief language | See all certifications »Parents Guide:
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Country:
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EnglishRelease Date:
15 August 2012 (USA) See more »Also Known As:
La extraña vida de Timothy Green See more »Box Office
Opening Weekend:
$10,822,903 (USA) (17 August 2012)Gross:
$51,853,450 (USA) (11 January 2013)Company Credits
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by Carolina Liar
Written by Tobias Karlsson and Chad Wolf
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In an interview, CJ Adams said that he was 10 at the time of filming, "just before my [11th] birthday [in 2011]". In the same interview, he said that the movie poster of the title character's legs with leaves growing from them were not his but a body double's. See more »Goofs
When Timothy kicks Joni in the face, a leaf can be seen floating away in the pool, which means he lost one. See more »Soundtracks
"Show Me What I'm Looking For"by Carolina Liar
Written by Tobias Karlsson and Chad Wolf
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I was lucky to get to go to an advance showing of this movie tonight. Boy, was I surprised in what I got to see! Odd Life of Timothy Green is a rare gem out there for a clever storyline that can be funny, sad, and uplifting at the same time.
Without giving too much away, Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton play a couple who have tried to have a child unsucessfully until one night, a son appears....from the garden?!? The storyline is both magical and grounded in reality where we follow Timothy Green learn about others and life. This includes bullying, love, competition, and yes, even death. I found it to be a bit of a mix between two other old live action Disney movies: Polyanna and Mary Poppins.
The acting in this movie is superb, especially CJ Adams as the main character and Dianne Weist as the grumpy old lady everybody knows. Both of these actors were able to play their characters multi dimensional and I really got a laugh out of Weist's dour expression for most of the movie. The movie rounds out nicely with M. Emmet Walsh, David Morse, and (what?) Common.
The only gripe I had with the movie was I felt that it was a bit slow moving and could have been about a 30 minutes shorter, but it still was one of Disney's bests and one of the best movies I have seen this year.
When it comes out next week, I highly recommend seeing it. A unique family story about adoption with a sprinkle of that Disney magic!