GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Kailansorac Clever, believable, and super fun to watch. It totally has replay value.

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

Lidia Draper Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

richieandsam I quite liked it... I had never seen anything about this movie before it came on TV. I just read that it had Whoopi Goldberg in it, and I am a fan of hers.The movie is about a little boy, named Albert who loses his mother in a car wreck. He has to go and live with his mothers foster sister (played by Whoopi) who knows absolutely nothing about children. So the kid gets an imaginary friend.The film is sad in places... i felt sorry for Albert. Haley Joel Osment played Albert... his work was not very convincing in parts of the movie. But then it is so hard to find a good child actor. I think I can name only 2 really great child actors. (Maisie Williams & Dakota Fanning)Whoopi Goldberg is a brilliant actress and she does another great job in this. I think she is one of the best actresses in America. I loved her in the Sister Act movies, Ghost, Made in America and Burglar... but my favourite film of hers is Jumpin' Jack Flash. Her character is a career driven person who does not have the time for kids. Whoopi was convincing and I felt sorry for her through the movie because she really was thrown in the deep end really by having this boy dumped in her lap.Gerard Depardieu plays the imaginary friend named Bogus. He also did a good job. He was funny in places and really believable that he cares.I don't really have anything bad to say about this movie, except maybe Haley wasn't very good at certain points.The story was good. It made me smile and made me feel sad in places.A good movie... I will give this 7 out of 10. I hope to see Whoopi back in a blockbuster where she belongs very soon.For more of my reviews, please check out my Facebook page:http://www.facebook.com/pages/Ordinary-Person-Movie- Reviews/456572047728204?ref=hl

veronicammartin This is a very moving film about loss and triumph ; the question all the way is how much is the child's imagination and how much is real.Haley Joel Osment plays bereavement well for one so young.Gerard Depardieu and Whoopie Goldberg are beautifully played and again we are left to wonder as to how much is actually happening.The story unfolds to portray the growing trust between the child and his guardian as they both battle their berevement and the child coping in a new city.It may seem an unlikely topic for a film and at times slightly surreal but the ending left me feeling very moved and somehow ...hopeful.

greenheart Let's talk child actors. There have been many over the last century, Mickey Rooney, Shirley Temple are possibly the best known and most successful. Others like McCauley Culkin were in the right place at the right time and couldn't make the transition to adult movies. I put Haley Joel Osment right up near the top of the tree. He went on to be brilliant in Sixth sense & extremely good in A.I. He is also the best thing about this movie. He has a wonderful ability to act with his eyes, this makes his performances so much more credible. This movie has some humorous moments, but is actually rather sad & full of people searching but not finding their goal. Whoopi Goldberg didn't really add a dimension to performances we've seen dozens of times from her and Gerard Depardieu was OK but unspectacular. There's definitely a message in this movie and the whole topic of imaginary friends is a fascinating topic to explore. I'm not sure that this movie managed to hit the mark, mainly due to the disruptive and slightly confusing on occasions use of flashbacks & fantasy.

SILENCEikillyou I must confess I only watched this movie because I found out it starred a younger still talented Haley Joel Osment. 'Prodigy' is the word that comes to mind. His few less years doesn't seem to take any of the talent from his performances.And he's a magician to boot. I dabble in magic and was able to realize that none of the tricks he performed were trick photography or any other aid assisted. Each one is deftly presented by Osment's own little hands.I, on the other hand, didn't watch this movies for Goldberg or Depardieu. I've never really like their movies with the exception: The Man in the Iron Mask (for Depardieu) and Ghost (for Whoopi). Ironically, BOTH are very great movies. That said, these two actually did have great roles, performances, direction for this movie. I found myself enjoying each of their performances. Neither one took themselves too seriously and that was the magic.Overall a cute, enjoyable, and fun movie. Especially for H.J. Osment fans. Cute kid. 8/10 pts. 2 taken for some difussion of the focus of the plot.P.S. I just remembered I also like kind of 'Sister Act' and Whoopi's role on 'Star Trek: TNG'. I guess she's pretty good. thank you.