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February 18, 2009 By Susan 1 Comment

martian-child-2007 Some Fathers and sons grow up together. . .

John Cusack stars as a lonely bestselling science fiction author who, while struggling to deal with the death of his wife, decides to pursue her dream of adopting a child. A social worker contacts him about a child who she feels may be the right fit; he thinks he is from mars. When he decides to adopt the boy, he finds out that fatherhood is harder than he thought it would be.

Joan Cusack plays the aunt, being her natural funny self, and showing concern for her brother who she feels is in over his head. Amada Peet is the best friend who is very supportive and understanding. The father and son start to develop a relationship, and while trying to allow Dennis to be himself he starts to believe his claim may be true.

I liked the movie for making visible the topic of older child adoption in a funny, touching film that children and adults can enjoy together. It is a very sweet story of what it means to love unconditionally, even when times are tough.

Rated PG, 2007, John cusack, Amanda Peet, Joan Cusack

NEW Martian Child

US $5.99

14d 11h 21m

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When Tyler (CHANNING TATUM) finds himself doing community service (for vandalizing the school) at a school of the arts, he also finds Nora (JENNA DEWAN), a beautiful and privileged classically trained dancer who's searching for a temporary replacement for her injured dance partner. Spying Tyler dancing one day, Nora decides to take a chance on him. But as they begin training, tension builds, tempers flare and the differences in their backgrounds explode - igniting this electrifying tale about not giving up on your dreams.

This was movie was really good if you are a dancer and/or like watching dancing. It had much deeper story line than you would think. Many people thought it wasn't going to be that good, just a cheap ghetto dance type of movie, but it was so much more than that. The dancing was fabulous. And the acting was, for the most part, very good.

~Brooke~

Note from Susan: I was surprised I found myself liking this movie. The main character was not only from the other side of the tracks, but he was a child in foster care. The portrayal of a foster family is shown briefly and somewhat stereo typical, but still an interesting part of Tyler's life. Through his experiences and people believing in him, Tyler learns to believe he is capable of having a better life. I found myself caring about the characters, and like Brooke said, it wasn't just about dancing, but the dancing was good.

Runtime: 104 minutes, Rated PG-13 For Thematic elements, Brief Language And Innuendo, Year: 2006, Starring: Channing Tatum, Jenna Dewan, Mario, Rachel Griffiths, and Alyson Stoner

"Full of energy, heart and wonderful dancing." - Jim Svejda, KNX/CBS Radio

Step Up 3 [DVD New]

US $8.74

21d 1h 43m

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