
It is during the Cold War and all Americans have a view of Russians as one thing: bad people. A group of American boys discovers a Russian sailor washed up on the coast of Florida and decide to befriend him, assuming that he is friendly and will bring them no danger and thus go against the ideas of their parents, as well as the government.... (Full plot summary below)
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It is during the Cold War and all Americans have a view of Russians as one thing: bad people. A group of American boys discovers a Russian sailor washed up on the coast of Florida and decide to befriend him, assuming that he is friendly and will bring them no danger and thus go against the ideas of their parents, as well as the government.
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| Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasWhat is best about the movie are the sequences where it permits itself to establish a child's-eye point of view, in which comic books, fantasy and reality are all combined into a terrific adventure. |
| The New York TimesVincent CanbyA comic-book movie whose heart is in the right place. |
| Washington PostRita KempleyVisually bland, well-meaning salute to the brotherhood of man. |
| Chicago ReaderJonathan RosenbaumRick Rosenthal's action comedy is positively dripping with good intentions, and although it has its moments of charm, this hands-across-the-waters gesture rarely gets beyond formula Disney material (how far can you get with humanism when the humans are made out of cardboard?). |
| Tampa Bay TimesHal LipperAll the characters are cardboard, and the actors fail to bring anything extra to their roles. Simply put, this is just a bad film. |
| User ReviewJenna PHmmm seems like im the only one who really loved this film. |
| User ReviewShelby Yit was a cute movie. i remember it from when i was a kid :) |
| User ReviewJessica Xlove this movie!! used to watch it over and over again when i was a kid!! xD |
| User ReviewRobert AYou need to watch this: "Not good bye, BAD BYE |
| User ReviewLyndsay CNot sure why I like this movie so much...but it's been on of my favorite since I was little |