Poorly adapted from David Gerrold's acclaimed autobiographical novel, this sappy comedy-drama about a widower who adopts a special-needs child makes a number of key changes and consequently misses the point of Gerrold's heart-tugging tale of single fatherhood and family.
Not long after his wife’s death, successful sci-fi writer David Gordon (John Cusack) decides to follow through on a plan they once made together and adopt a child. Against the strenuous objections of his sister (Cusack’s real-life sibling, Joan Cusack), who warns that parenting isn’t for the weak, John takes in Dennis (Bobby Coleman), a little boy who's been kicked around foster care for mu...
Released:
2007
Rated:
PG
Length:
108 mins