Advantages: Excellent family film, good story and acting Disadvantages: None
...watching films myself but at the same time I am always searching for films suitable for my children. I also like to find children’s films that can be watched by adults so that we can watch them as a family. Whilst on this quest I stumbled upon a 1998 film called “The Mighty” which I had never heard of before. The plot summary suggested what might be a schmaltzy sentimental film but I thought we could give it a go.
“The Mighty” is based on the book ... ...by the fairly unknown British director “Peter Chelsom”.
Plot
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The film opens with a narration from Max (Elden Henson) , a 7th grade pupil who in his own words “is built like Godzilla”. He lives with his grandmother, who he calls “Gram” (Gena Rowlands) and his grandfather “Grim” (Harry Dean Stanton). Max is not a clever boy and has been twice been held down a grade in school.
Max is teased at school and has no friends. That is until a disabled ...
buzios 27.10.2004
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Advantages: Well acted. Heart warming story. Disadvantages: Soppy and sentimental.
The Plot
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Max (Elden Henson) is a teenage outcast with learning difficulties. He is bullied and has no friends. One day, brainy kid Kevin (Kieran Culkin) and his mum (Sharon Stone) move in next door. Kevin too is an outcast. He is a bit of a geek and due to some illness has a feeble body.
Max initially rejects Kevin's advances of friendship until Kevin becomes his reading tutor. Kevin's enthusiasm for the first time brings stories alive ... ...neither is any match for the bullies but together they discover they are stronger. They call themselves "Freak The Mighty". No longer are they limited by their disabilities and together are able to enjoy the delights of childhood they had never before been able to experience due to their limitations. They are both able to experience friendship for the first time.
Blurb on back cover of video
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"Award-winning actress Sharon ...
susancarter 06.03.2006
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With his loving and supportive mother 13-year-old Kevin moves in next door to another ... more
teen Max. Though both have problems that label them as outcasts Kevin and Max discover that by proudly combining their strengths and uniting as one they can overc...
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Award-winning actress Sharon Stone (Sphere, Casino, Basic Instinct) and Gillian Anderson ... more
(The X-Files) star in this uplifting motion picture that's received overwhelming critical acclaim. With his loving and supportive mother (Stone), 13-year-old Kevin...
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