Simon Birch (1998)

Simon Birch: Directed by Mark Steven Johnson. With Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd, Oliver Platt, David Strathairn. A young boy with stunted growth is convinced that God has a great purpose for him.

“There was something that compelled me to see this movie. I donu0026#39;t know what it was, maybe subliminal messages in the TV ads or something. After all, why would I watch a movie like this when some of my favorite films are u0026quot;Blood Sucking Freaksu0026quot;, u0026quot;Nekromantiku0026quot;, and u0026quot;Cutting Momentsu0026quot;?u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAnyhow, I eventually rented this movie and watched it, and to my surprise, I really enjoyed it. The story was very well acted, well written, and tear-jerking.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSure, there were a FEW flaws, which was why I rated it with an u0026quot;8u0026quot;, such as some ridiculous, unrealistic plot twists, and the filmu0026#39;s attempt to be TOO upsetting. It was like the director/writer said u0026quot;All right. Weu0026#39;re gonna make this film for the sole purpose of having our viewers cry, dammit! And weu0026#39;re not just gonna have u0026#39;em cry once, weu0026#39;re gonna MAKE them cry THROUGHOUT THE ENTIRE LENGTH OF THE MOVIE! And theyu0026#39;re gonna like it, dammit!u0026quot; (Not that I cried THIS much, but you can tell they obviously tried.)u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eAll in all, a good film that shouldnu0026#39;t be avoided.”