Fresh
A wonderful family film that deals sensitively, and even with humor, with a fairly unusual situation for the screen: a 9-year-old's struggles with his faith in God.
Kevin Thomas, Los Angeles Times
Wide Awake
Meeting your best friend. Finding your favorite teacher. Having your first crush. Remember what it felt like to be...
1998 · 1h 28m · PG
Comedy, Drama, Family
Directed by
M. Night Shyamalan
Overview
The tale of a ten-year-old boy in a Catholic school who, following the death of his beloved grandfather, embarks on a quest to discover the meaning of life.
Director and cast
- M. Night Shyamalan Director
- Denis Leary as Mr. Beal
- Joseph Cross as Joshua Beal
- Rosie O'Donnell as Sister Terry
- Dana Delany as Mrs. Beal
- Timothy Reifsnyder as Dave O'Hara
- Camryn Manheim as Sister Sophia
- Julia Stiles as Neena Beal
- Dan Lauria as Father Peters
- Robert Loggia as Grandpa Beal
- Stefan Niemczyk Cast
Critics on Rotten Tomatoes
Top critics, in their words
45%
Tomatometer
Rotten
Children, too, will be bored to tears navigating through some of the talky spiritual gunk.
Peter Stack, San Francisco Chronicle
Fresh
I was aware of the problems, but that didn't diminish the warm, fuzzy glow I was experiencing.
James Berardinelli, ReelViews
Rotten
The fact is, just too many of the characters and plot points are right out of the stock room: the obligatory fat kid; the obligatory bully; the obligatory kid whose parents can't really afford Catholic school tuition ...
Jeff Millar, Houston Chronicle
Rotten
Beneath its suffocating, smug sentimentality, you have to look hard to uncover a single moment of truth and genuine feeling.
Stephen Holden, New York Times
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