L'enfant invisible

We caught this TV-movie quite by accident, and not having any prior knowledge of it, and really enjoyed it. Very creative and original story. And the performances, especially that of Jane Edith Wilson as Mrs. Woods, were very good. Wilson was right on target. A real breakthrough for this newcomer. We can't wait to see her in her next outing.

First off, watch the trailer on-line somewhere, and you'll get a pretty good idea of the badness therin.

Now, the sinister edge implied in the trailer isn't there ("Driven to the edge of insanity..."), instead there's a lot of absurd God talk and touchy-feely understanding. But that's what one expects from these dark suburban Lifetime- style movies.

That said, there is no beating the scene where the have a showdown with the evil Child Protection Services woman (as they all are, you know). She questions one of the other kids about her mom's craziness: "When somebody has a fantasy that nobody else does, that's a very dangerous thing." The precocious child's reply: "Oh, like Martin Luter King. He had a dream that no one else had." Ha! Take that!

The movie's ending is not touching as it is meant to be, but rather an even more insane cure for the problem - though not in any wild knife-wielding way. It that were the case the movie would be amazing instead of just absurdly amusing.

Rita Wilson is just...just...hideous in all ways. She is just a small piece of the larger puzzle that works to make The Invisible Child a masterpiece for those who love jaw-dropping crap-tastic television.

I saw this movie on a Sunday afternoon. When it was over, I couldn't believe there was a movie this dumb out there. At least the kid in Sixth Sense knew he was seeing dead people, and he was being helped by a psychiatrist. The story behind this film is about a woman who sees a little girl that doesn't exist, and the husband isn't helping her.

The movie, more or less, ends the way it begins. The invisible child dies (according to the only person who sees her), and they bury her in the backyard. Notice, that the movie doesn't show them burying her in a coffin, and they are not at a cemetery.

This could have been a comedy, but it wasn't.

I must admit that "Invisible Child" is a weird movie. It's about a family in LA, they live in a beautiful house and are very happy. Except for the mother,Annie Beeman (Rita Wilson) because she has imagined a third child, Maggie, who is five years old at the beginning of the movie. The father, Tim Beeman (Victor Garber) supports her, along with the others two kids, ten year old Rebecca ( nicknamed Doc ), who does know her sister isn't real and four year old Sam who doesn't know that. Anyhow, they hire a nanny, she's English and she is very confused when she learns what's going on in this household. This nanny (Tushka Bergen) tries to solve the problems the Beemans have been facing for so long, but is a long road to go...

As I already said: some parts are weird because you can't figure out who's faking and who's not, but please remember: this is an AMERICAN movie -- they usually have a happy ending. My advice to you is to tape this movie if you get the chance!

8/10

From the title I was expecting some sort of crisis-of-the-week TV drama concerning child molestation or neglect, but INVISIBLE CHILD was nothing of the sort! Remarkably original, sophisticated production concerned with how people create their own private fantasies & how those fantasies sometimes come in conflict with the external world, rather like *HOUSEKEEPING*. My only complaint is that, unlike HOUSEKEEPING, the style is not idiosyncratic & moody enough to complement the content, but other than that, a fine movie!