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It means well, but The Odd Life of Timothy Green is ultimately too cloyingly sentimental -- and thinly scripted -- to satisfy all but the least demanding viewers.
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A gooey mess, but not an entirely dislikable one. Apr 4, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
A gooey mess, but not an entirely dislikable one.
David Jenkins
The Odd Life Of Timothy Green made me shiver, like having a lizard crawl over your face when you're asleep. Apr 4, 2013 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
The Odd Life Of Timothy Green made me shiver, like having a lizard crawl over your face when you're asleep.
Peter Bradshaw
Has ever a film battled more fruitlessly against the creepiness of its own premise than The Odd Life of Timothy Green? Apr 4, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Has ever a film battled more fruitlessly against the creepiness of its own premise than The Odd Life of Timothy Green?
Robbie Collin
Disney gone pathologically fey. Apr 4, 2013 | Rating: 1/5 | Full Review…
Disney gone pathologically fey.
Nigel Andrews
Odd indeed. Apr 4, 2013 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
Odd indeed.
Trevor Johnston
The film is schmaltzy and very saccharine, so sweet it'll give you a toothache. Aug 22, 2012 | Rating: C+ | Full Review…
The film is schmaltzy and very saccharine, so sweet it'll give you a toothache.
Amanda Mae Meyncke
Although the film's ending loses some of the oomph and magical charm that CJ and his storyline of Timothy brings throughout the film... The Odd Life of Timothy Green is still "oddly" wonderful and magically charming. Nov 26, 2019 | Full Review…
Although the film's ending loses some of the oomph and magical charm that CJ and his storyline of Timothy brings throughout the film... The Odd Life of Timothy Green is still "oddly" wonderful and magically charming.
Debbie Lynn Elias
A wholly magical experience - a refreshingly old fashioned fable for the young and the young at heart. Aug 6, 2019 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
A wholly magical experience - a refreshingly old fashioned fable for the young and the young at heart.
Matthew Lucas
Clearly it's designed to be this heart-warming family fantasy, but I kept thinking as I watched it that the material seemed better suited for a horror film. Apr 10, 2019 | Rating: D | Full Review…
Clearly it's designed to be this heart-warming family fantasy, but I kept thinking as I watched it that the material seemed better suited for a horror film.
Micheal Compton
The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a refreshingly old-fashioned flick. Dec 21, 2018 | Rating: 3/4 | Full Review…
The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a refreshingly old-fashioned flick.
Kelly Jane Torrance
While some aspects of the story are pretty predictable, [Peter Hedges] manages to work in a few surprises and, more importantly, conjure plenty of magic and emotion along the way to a satisfying conclusion. Aug 7, 2018 | Rating: 3.5/4 | Full Review…
While some aspects of the story are pretty predictable, [Peter Hedges] manages to work in a few surprises and, more importantly, conjure plenty of magic and emotion along the way to a satisfying conclusion.
Brandy McDonnell
It's supposed to be magical and charming, of course, but it's more annoying than engaging. Sep 1, 2017 | Rating: 2/5 | Full Review…
It's supposed to be magical and charming, of course, but it's more annoying than engaging.
Angie Errigo
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