Lorsque le jeune Timothy fait son entrée dans la vie de Cindy et Jim Green, il est la réponse au plus grand rêve du couple, mais ils ne savent pas encore que la magie quil apporte avec lui v... Tout lireLorsque le jeune Timothy fait son entrée dans la vie de Cindy et Jim Green, il est la réponse au plus grand rêve du couple, mais ils ne savent pas encore que la magie quil apporte avec lui va changer la façon dont eux-mêmes et tous ceux qui les entourent considèrent lamour.Lorsque le jeune Timothy fait son entrée dans la vie de Cindy et Jim Green, il est la réponse au plus grand rêve du couple, mais ils ne savent pas encore que la magie quil apporte avec lui va changer la façon dont eux-mêmes et tous ceux qui les entourent considèrent lamour.
- Réalisation
- Scénario
- Casting principal
- Récompenses
- 1 victoire et 8 nominations au total
Avis à la une
Imagine getting a child with all the qualities that you want in your offspring. Wouldn't that be great!!! This is what happens with Greens (who cannot have any children) when Timothy enters their life bearing everything they wanted in their son but not exactly. And that's the fun part.
I really enjoyed the 100 mins of this emotional family drama with great touch of comedy. The Greens i.e., Jennifer Garner & Joel Edgerton fits perfectly in the role of parents who have no idea what to do with their kid and its nice and funny to watch.
Go for it!!!
*** 1/2 (out of 4)
Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton play a married couple who learn they can't have children. After a good cry the two decide to make notes of the type of kid they'd like to have and that night they bury it in the garden and sure enough they wish comes true. It's really a shame that so many people have decided not to give this film any attention but I guess I can understand why. People see Disney and I guess they expect children movies and while there's nothing in this film that would be too harmful for kids, I think the target audience is going to be grown ups. THE ODD LIFE OF TIMOTHY GREEN is a cute, charming, funny and at times incredibly sad film that has a lot of imagination working for it. If you need to have everything explained to you or if you must know how logically a kid can grow from a garden then it's probably best just to skip the film. The story itself is clearly meant to inspire people and touch them and I think it does a remarkable job at that. I thought the film was a lot of fun for a number of reasons including seeing two people get their wish of having a child and then having to deal with everything that comes with it. Since Timothy is a special child this adds more problems but I really loved how everyone in this small town and family connected to the kid. Be it the parents, the sports coach, the other kids or the family members. Both Garner and Edgerton do terrific jobs in the roles of the parents and CJ Adams is extremely good as the young boy. The supporting cast includes nice performances from M Emmet Walsh, Lois Smith, Rosemarie DeWitt, Dianne Wiest and it was great seeing David Morse playing the grandfather. The film certainly has a lot of messages but I found it as a parent just to be incredibly sweet, good natured and yes it was incredibly sad at parts. This is certainly a film that uses its imagination to make you smile and cry but there's certainly nothing wrong with that.
7 may be a generous rating, but this is a solid family film with a strong positive message. There is a big audience out there for this film. I don't really want to discourage them from seeing it.
As for the movie itself, it is by far NOT the best movie around. However, when you can walk away from a movie and reflect on how it relates to your own life then you have a winner.
I am not sure if those without children could appreciate this movie. If you have children and can't appreciate it then there is something amiss in your life.
Walt Disney still brings a little magic into our lives trying to make you feel the world is not that much of a sad place. Peter Hedges the director and co-writer of the film did a nice job with this movie, which doesn't have lots of special effects but delivers the hallmark family fun that Disney is known for, Peter finds a way to draw your sensitivity out and make you develop an emotional attachment to the characters from the movies first scene of parents struggling to have a child to when a naked kid shows up and then all the way till the end.
The odd life of Timothy green is about a couple Cindy and Jim Green (Jennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton), who couldn't have children. The couple has done all they can to get pregnant but all to no avail, so they began to dream about what their child would be like, they wrote down all they wished he would be, achieve and become, placed it in a box and buried it in the backyard.
One stormy night young Timothy (CJ Adams) shows up on their doorstep and calls them mum and dad.
CJ Adams was exceptional in his task as Timothy Green, child actors seem to have a difficult role sometimes when they have to convince you, but CJ did a good job and I was impressed by his acting.
As Adams plays young Timothy who sees life differently; hey! He has leaves growing on his ankles, he likes to spread his hands in the sunlight, he is naïve and truthful to a fault.
The movie's story had some loops here and there, but it was fun to see how things planned to turn out, although some can boast that the movie was a little predictable but it was also lovable. I won't burst the kids from school to go see this movie, but if you do catch it on TV gather the family around for a fun time.
Le saviez-vous
- AnecdotesFilmed in the same house as Halloween 2 (2009).
- GaffesWhen Timothy opens his arms to the sky at the football match, the shadow of the microphone crosses his arm.
- Citations
Jim Green: Have a great day!
Cindy Green: That's too much pressure...
Jim Green: Have the day you have!
- ConnexionsFeatured in Maltin on Movies: Sparkle (2012)
- Bandes originalesHappy Birthday to You
Written by Mildred J. Hill (as Mildred Hill) and Patty S. Hill (as Patty Hill)
Meilleurs choix
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Détails
- Date de sortie
- Pays d’origine
- Sites officiels
- Langue
- Aussi connu sous le nom de
- La extraña vida de Timothy Green
- Lieux de tournage
- Asheville, Caroline du Nord, États-Unis(Biltmore Estate)
- Sociétés de production
- Voir plus de crédits d'entreprise sur IMDbPro
Box-office
- Budget
- 25 000 000 $US (estimé)
- Montant brut aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 51 854 875 $US
- Week-end de sortie aux États-Unis et au Canada
- 10 822 903 $US
- 19 août 2012
- Montant brut mondial
- 56 012 642 $US
- Durée
- 1h 45min(105 min)
- Couleur
- Mixage
- Rapport de forme
- 1.85 : 1