Synopsis
A coming-of-age story that follows 12-year-old Andy Nichol, a bright student who, like most kids his age, will do anything to avoid conflict for fear of suffering overwhelming ridicule and punishment from his junior high school peers.
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Cast
- Chase EllisonAndy Nichol
- Ed HarrisMr. Simon
- Molly ParkerSherri Nichol
- Mia Rose FramptonMary Clear
- Amy MadiganPrincipal Kelner
- Renwick D. Scott IIDan Rainier
- Randy OrtonEd Freel
- Yvette RachelleYvette Swedish Supermodel
- Jordan ReynoldsRicky Brown
- Daniel YelskyNorman Grunmeyer
Recommandations
- 75
Observer
Written and directed by Mike Pavone, with a fine, understated, atypical performance by Ed Harris, it may be a feel-good family picture centered on kids, but it offers talismans to live by for people of all ages. - 75
New York Post
An entertaining, well-made plea for tolerance told from the point of view of a 12-year-old. - 70
Los Angeles Times
A forgettable title and a barely there theatrical release don't do justice to the captivating and nostalgic coming-of-age dramedy That's What I Am. - 63
Orlando Sentinel
A winning narration (read by Greg Kinnear) holds things together. And there's just enough script for a good cast to run with. Harris and Madigan lift the whole enterprise just by being who and what they are - great actors. - 60
Village Voice
The writing hits the weeds on occasion, but Pavone evokes with feeling adolescence as a series of outlandish physical punishments and sweetly remembered firsts. - 60
The New York Times
Mr. Harris's depiction of a saintly, soft-spoken, bow-tie-wearing middle-school teacher lends the movie a moral weight it probably couldn't have summoned had another actor played the role. - 50
The Hollywood Reporter
This well-intentioned tween-friendly message movie is earnest to a fault. - 50
Variety
Benefits from sensitive, restrained thesping, most notably by Ed Harris, and leaves one feeling blandly inspired.
