10/10

John Cusack plays a recently widowed science fiction writer who adopts a child that claims to be from Mars.

This has to be 2007’s feel-good movie of the year. Don’t get me wrong, there is conflict and pain, but none so intense as to make me hate the situation. The story plays out wonderfully and hits all the major points perfectly. You can see the bond growing between the writer and the kid. There are some witty and memorable lines ("I think hysteria is a way of life. It’s a clothing line at least."). The love interest wasn’t played up so much as to reduce the impact of the father/son relationship.

My only (slight) complaint is that the writer’s female friend was too optimistic to be completely believable.

I highly recommend this movie.