The Odd Life of Timothy Green Reviews

It's not afraid to deal with darker issues - that childhood isn't forever - and Adams plays it just the right side of mawkish while Hedges makes sure it's anything but a smooth ride.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

The bittersweet mood pervades until the final frames when Hedges contrives a satisfying resolution that should leave a few lumps in throats.

Full Review | Original Score: 6/10

It has quirky charm and a tender heart, but the treacly sentiment may become wearisome.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

If it's not quite as deep as it would like, Timothy Green does what it sets out to do better than most.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10

... rather solemn whimsy, but hard to dislike ...

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

"The Odd Life of Timothy Green" is not your garden-variety feel-good kids' film, but it's a quirky, tender and mature ode to parenting that is equally entertaining for adults and children.

Full Review | Original Score: 7/10

Positive stories like this one are much needed in these hard economic times, just as they were needed in the Great Depression during the 1930s.

Full Review | Original Score: B

Refreshingly well written and acted for what it is.

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[It] gets a tad bittersweet in its finale, but it's Disney schmaltz of the highest order. By the end, the movie grows on you.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

If there were an Academy Award for the film that gave the greatest effort to simply like it, The Odd Life of Timothy Green would be unbeatable.

Full Review | Original Score: B

A story for childless adults made and marketed for the children those adults don't even have yet.

Full Review | Original Score: 6.5/10

A touching fable, Odd Life benefits from an eager cast and a unique sensitivity, finding a comfortable, endearing position between a bizarre premise and its enthusiastic execution.

Full Review | Original Score: B+

The Odd Life of Timothy Green is just average. Oddly, and ironically, being average is what gives the film its charm.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5

This is a slight fantasy that asks viewers to buy into an awful lot...

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/5

This sweet, whimsical, bittersweet tale is one of the summer's nicest surprises.

Full Review | Original Score: B

Writer-director Peter Hedges has found a gem in young actor CJ Adams to play his magical character.

Full Review | Original Score: 8

A fable about parenting and its accompanying joys and sorrows, done in the trademark Walt Disney style of pleasant, feel-good entertainment that doesn't leave much of an emotional trace.

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4

Sentimental family drama about the magic of raising a kid.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5

"The Odd Life of Timothy Green" is not great; it is not even remarkable. It is simply a relaxing respite that celebrates the concept of family.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4

If I do the same thing, will Kate Beckinsale emerge from my garden?

Full Review | Original Score: 2.5/4