
After receiving bad news from a fertility doctor, Cindy and Jim Green try to bury their dreams of having a child by writing out all the great traits their child would have and putting them in a box in the garden. During a freak storm in the middle of the night, they awake to find a boy named Timothy, with leaves growing from his ankles, standing in their kitchen calling them mom and dad. Cindy and Jim are thrown into the midst of parenthood and over the coming months, Timothy... (Full plot summary below)
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After receiving bad news from a fertility doctor, Cindy and Jim Green try to bury their dreams of having a child by writing out all the great traits their child would have and putting them in a box in the garden. During a freak storm in the middle of the night, they awake to find a boy named Timothy, with leaves growing from his ankles, standing in their kitchen calling them mom and dad. Cindy and Jim are thrown into the midst of parenthood and over the coming months, Timothy will teach them more than they could have imagined about being parents and raising a child, no matter how he comes into their lives.
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| myfilmblogKam WilliamsAn enchanting fairytale designed for young and old alike with a satisfying payoff for anyone willing to suspend disbelief in the face of a supernatural storyline with an implausible premise. |
| Minneapolis Star TribuneColin Covert"The Odd Life of Timothy Green" is Disney's formula flawlessly executed. |
| Film.comAmanda Mae MeynckeThe film is schmaltzy and very saccharine, so sweet it'll give you a toothache. |
| One Guy's OpinionFrank SwietekSappy and corny...a sluggish fairy-tale, more silly than magical. |
| The OklahomanBrandy McDonnellWhile some aspects of the story are pretty predictable, [Peter Hedges] manages to work in a few surprises and, more importantly, conjure plenty of magic and emotion along the way to a satisfying conclusion. |
| ColeSmithey.comCole SmitheyLighthearted, but emotionally sincere, writer/director Peter Hedges's tale of a boy created out of best intentions is yet another addition to this year's batch of magic realist movies. |
| NECNErick WeberIf there were an Academy Award for the film that gave the greatest effort to simply like it, The Odd Life of Timothy Green would be unbeatable. |
| Chicago Sun-TimesRoger EbertJennifer Garner and Joel Edgerton are appealing together as far from perfect parents, and CJ Adams has that ability of so many child actors to be pitch-perfect. |
| San Francisco ChronicleAmy BiancolliThe kid is a charmer, the message is heartfelt - love your kids while you can - and, OK, the ending might jerk a few tears, even from a crank like me. OK, it did. |
| Tri-City HeraldGary WolcottThe Odd Life of Timothy Green is just average. Oddly, and ironically, being average is what gives the film its charm. |