A sweetly sincere, rather dopey kid-flick that plucks at the heartstrings while hawking a message of tolerance. Unfortunately, inchoate screenwriting and a far-from-winsome star scuttle its good intentions. With his spectacles and offbeat looks, gawky Lloyd (Todd Bosley) doesn't fit the mold of grade-school dreamboat. Even his 8-year-old brother fends off dates, but eleven-year-old Lloyd's dance card is always empty. The only bright spot in Lloyd's life is his hobby, magic, but he hasn't yet mastered the trick of making low self-esteem disappear. After Lloyd's attempts at being the class clown backfire, he gets demoted to a special education class. Even in these less...
Released:
2001
Rated:
PG
Length:
72 mins