Bogus (1996)

Bogus: Directed by Norman Jewison. With Whoopi Goldberg, Gérard Depardieu, Haley Joel Osment, Andrea Martin. Recently orphaned, a young boy is taken in by his godmother who is shocked to realize that she can see the boy’s imaginary friend: a flamboyant, French magician named Bogus.

“Gerald Depardieu at his most average is better than many other actors at their very best. Well this isnu0026#39;t necessarily true. However as an actor, Depardieu has attempted everything, not all of them good but what he always manages to convey on the screen is a presence that is strong and full of conviction, no matter what the circumstances, as a viewer this is hard to fault. In the movie Bogus we see one of these performances. What we should also mention is fine support from Whoopi Goldberg and a sublime Haley Joel Osment.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eBogus is an interesting, well acted and well crafted, fantasy piece, it is a story about the mind of a child and how this can cross over into a real/adult world.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThis is a movie that could have easily missed itu0026#39;s intended mark with lesser actors, and a less experienced director. But through imagination, depth of characters and a special bond between the three actors, this movie succeeds.”