Anything Is Possible

This seems to be one of those films that people either love or hate. While the general concept is good, it is poorly scripted, poorly acted, and beyond cheesy. They touch on so many important issues such as the implications of active military duty on the family, PTSD, adoption, childhood cancer, children without parents,; but that's all they do, touch on them. Nothing is properly explored. The acting is just plain flat. In what should be a very highly emotional situation the actors seem emotionally stunted. The soundtrack is full of extremely mediocre songs meant to further their message of positivity, but quite frankly, it was extremely irritating. And there were multiple parts of the film that were simply not grounded and reality, parts that eluded to government process that simply would not occur. If you're not a fan of feel good low budget Hallmark type films, this will not be for you. It definitely was not for me.

Brilliant movie, very touching. It makes no sense that this movie is only rated by 70 people, I just don't get it. I love the actors, especially Ethan Bortnick (and Jonathan Bennett but it's probably just ass well because he looks so damn good...), though I think they could have been more convincing in the reuniting scenes. I love the music! First time he played for real, I was just like, WHAT?! Where the hell did that come from? And Bortnick is just so perfect for the role, I mean, even his voice is great. I feel really talentless right now. I don't normally write reviews, but I just had to do it when nobody else had done it, because this is really a great movie and it is really worth a watch. If you like movies like August Rush, you will definitely like this movie too.

When you just want to watch a feel good show. This is a movie for you. I was hoping that there was going to be a happy ending. This wasn't a deep thinking movie, just a nice make you feel good show.

Some one else said this. DO YOURSELF AND WATCH THIS MOVIE . It speaks volumes for a young man like Ethan to have such a beautiful gift from God. He us so talented and played the part very well. Love, love this movie about Courage , and character ...

If you want great acting, then this isn't your movie. If you want a great plot or even a realistic one, same answer. But if you like movies with kids and a good piano performance, then this is a fun movie.

100% sappy. Maybe 10% realistic. After Lacey Chabert who is barely in this, and Jonathan Bennett, most of the adult actors are like they are in community theater. Some of the kids aren't bad. The story is a little slow and very predictable, but it's heartwarming.

But the total gem in this movie is 12 year old Ethan Bortnick. He plays a prodigy and he comes off a little like a savant and maybe even as very high functioning autistic. But his piano playing is golden. He performs several piano numbers at length, and a couple are repeated more than once. But remember it is the kid playing, not someone else, and what's more, he wrote the original songs he plays. He even sings. This is someone who has performed on national TV.

The kids have fun. Almost everyone in the movie is encouraging. But this is not a religious movie. If anything the theme is - you can do anything if you believe in yourself.