A Dog's Purpose (film)
2017
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Nov 17, 2017 · But the film does so much so well for so long that its pat conclusion feels forgivable. Early on during a screening of “Wonder,” when the film first reveals the scars and deformities that mark the hero’s face, my eight-year-old son turned to me and whispered, “He looks weird.”. Once the movie was over, as we were walking out of the ...
Nov 17, 2017 · Aug 13, 2019 Full Review Ariel Henley The Atlantic Wonder is a well-crafted, well-intentioned movie. But it also downplays some important economic, emotional, medical, and psychological realities ...
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- Stephen Chbosky
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- Julia Roberts
Nov 12, 2017 · Film Review: ‘Wonder’ Stephen Chbosky's drama of a middle-school kid with a facial deformity proves that a movie that sounds mawkish on paper can earn honest tears.
Nov 17, 2017 · Wonder leans on its great cast to tell an engaging, warmhearted family story. Jacob Tremblay, Julia Roberts, and Owen Wilson star in a movie based on the best-selling novel. By Alissa Wilkinson ...
Nov 12, 2017 · Wonder is a story of connection, not suffering. Dramatizing one boy’s effect on the people around him, it invites the viewer into that fold. Rated PG, 113 minutes. A boy with a craniofacial ...
Nov 17, 2017 · Wonder: Directed by Stephen Chbosky. With Jacob Tremblay, Owen Wilson, Izabela Vidovic, Julia Roberts. Based on the New York Times bestseller, this movie tells the incredibly inspiring and heartwarming story of August Pullman, a boy with facial differences who enters the fifth grade, attending a mainstream elementary school for the first time.
Our review: Parents say ( 77 ): Kids say ( 200 ): Based on R.J. Palacio's hugely popular, award-winning novel, this drama is earnest and sweet, with great messages about kindness, friendship, and acceptance for its tween target audience. Whether they've read the book or not, kids are sure to appreciate Wonder 's take on how hard it can be to ...
