[Andrea Rossi] conveys the joyful, charming and sometimes exasperating sides of his vibrant character.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Apr 24, 2019

Tough and sensible film, whose heart is in the right place.

| Original Score: B- | Apr 5, 2007

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| Original Score: 2.5/5 | Oct 3, 2006

Takes on the challenge of overcoming the obstacles entailed in working with a handicapped actor.

| Sep 21, 2005

Tackles issues like guilt, shame and compassion with admirable sensitivity.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Aug 5, 2005

Those who find this kind of material weepy are advised to give it a pass.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/5 | Jul 6, 2005

| Original Score: 3/4 | Jul 5, 2005

Amelio, one of the true modern heirs of the great Italian neo-realist tradition, is a filmmaker of great subtlety, emotional precision and socio-psychological acumen.

Full Review | Original Score: 3.5/4 | Jun 9, 2005

Radiates a warm humanity and uplifts the spirit.

| Jun 9, 2005

Amelio intelligently steers clear of lachrymose speeches, swelling orchestral music, and cheap redemption and instead probes away at the ambivalent feelings of parents towards their handicapped off-spring.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Mar 29, 2005

Amelio tells the story with a silent stillness that belies the intense emotions that churn under the surface.

| Original Score: 4/5 | Feb 26, 2005

A touching tale.

| Original Score: 3.5/5 | Dec 29, 2004

Amelio deals with the sensitive subject in a mature matter, refusing to descend into Hollywood-style schmaltz.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 27, 2004

A film of quiet, understated power and authentic grace.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 23, 2004

It takes a story that could be turned into the most florid kind of tear-jerker and instead tells it with an exactness and a restraint that makes it powerfully effective.

Full Review | Original Score: 4/5 | Dec 22, 2004

Both Rossi and Charlotte Rampling, as the mother of another young patient, do fine work. But the only surprises come at the end, too late to move us the way they should.

| Original Score: 2.5/4 | Dec 22, 2004

This compelling Italian drama will have you weeping before the credits roll.

| Original Score: B+ | Dec 22, 2004

The kind of quietly unassuming tear-jerker that works its way into your heart despite the occasional cries of protest emanating from your head.

| Original Score: 3/5 | Dec 21, 2004

We always understand why these people feel the way they do and, remarkably, believe we well might act the same were we in their shoes.

Full Review | Original Score: 3/4 | Dec 21, 2004

Amelio's camera captures with subtlety and without sentimentality the state of mind of a parent for whom every child running freely in the park is a painful reminder of another's limitations.

| Dec 21, 2004