Synopsis
Powerful businessman Russ Duritz is self-absorbed and immersed in his work. But by the magic of the moon, he meets Rusty, a chubby, charming 8-year-old version of himself who can't believe he could turn out so badly – with no life and no dog. With Rusty's help, Russ is able to reconcile the person he used to dream of being with the man he's actually become.
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Cast
- Bruce WillisRuss Duritz
- Spencer BreslinRusty Duritz
- Emily MortimerAmy
- Lily TomlinJanet
- Jean SmartDeirdre Lefever
- Chi McBrideKenny
- Daniel von BargenSam Duritz
- Dana IveyDr. Alexander
- Stanley AndersonBob Riley
- Juanita MooreKenny's Grandmother
Recommandations
- 75
Christian Science Monitor
The result is fine fantasy fun. - 75
New York Post
It's Willis who delivers the goods in scene after scene, triumphing over a thin script, often bland direction. - 60
Film.com
It's solid, if ultimately uninspired, July entertainment. - 60
Chicago Reader
Vigilant viewers may spend many of the 101 minutes fixating on tiny holes in the plot, but I was busy being moved by the premise and the filmmakers' confidence in the power of their metaphor: a little boy who's disappointed in the man he grew up to be. - 60
Newsweek
But if the endpoint is a homiletic given, the journey itself is more charming, and less sentimental, than you might suspect. - 50
Los Angeles Times
A movie we might like to buy into if left to our own devices, but that idea is anathema to Turteltaub, intent on pushing us so hard that we end up pushing back. - 50
USA Today
This boomer-coddling comic fantasy, in which a callous adult on the brink of 40 has a chance encounter with his pudgy, lisping 8-year-old self, is an iffier what-if. - 42
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Willis and Breslin are stuck in a charmless, predictable picture they can't escape.
