
Milton's Secret focuses on 11 year-old Milton Adams who is growing up in an uncertain world. With his parents constantly stressing about their careers and finances, and the neighborhood bully tormenting him, Milton feels his whole world is in crisis. But when his Grandpa Howard comes to visit, he discovers anxiety about the past and worrying about the future only make things worse and prevent him from finding true happiness moment to moment.... (Full plot summary below)
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Milton's Secret focuses on 11 year-old Milton Adams who is growing up in an uncertain world. With his parents constantly stressing about their careers and finances, and the neighborhood bully tormenting him, Milton feels his whole world is in crisis. But when his Grandpa Howard comes to visit, he discovers anxiety about the past and worrying about the future only make things worse and prevent him from finding true happiness moment to moment.
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| Hollywood ReporterJohn DeForeSutherland brings some believable warmth to a film whose spiritual "aha" moments are generally packaged too tidily to hit home. |
| Common Sense MediaBarbara ShulgasserDrama about boy learning to deal with his problems, bullying |
| The GateAndrew ParkerIt's not a perfect film, and it's admittedly rather slight, but it's a rare kind of picture done well. |
| Spirituality and PracticeFrederic and Mary Ann BrussatA transformational film about a radiant octogenarian passing on his spiritual wisdom to his grandson. |
| The Film StageJared MobarakThe cinematic version of this children’s book retains an air of wonder steeped in simple resonate clichés for younger viewers enduring the same hardships as Milton Adams. |
| Toronto StarPeter HowellIt's perfectly nutty and perfectly dull, like St. Vincent on Quaaludes. |
| Globe and MailMarsha LedermanBased on the picture book co-authored by Power of Now superstar Eckhart Tolle, Milton’s Secret carries a powerful and important message, but the film feels ham-fisted, clichéd and overearnest at times, especially for adult viewers. |
| Movie NationRoger MooreMovies like this grate largely because of their test tube “solutions” to real world problems as old as the species. |
| L.A. WeeklySerena DonadoniBain's film functions as a delivery system for Tolle's spiritual philosophy, and might have been the New Age equivalent of a stilted faith-based drama if not for its smart, nuanced performances. |
| Los Angeles TimesMichael RechtshaffenEven for something preaching spiritual tranquility, Milton’s Secret exhibits the barest trace of a pulse. |