Excruciatingly well-intentioned family entertainment with a phony
Twilight Zone twist, about a fifth-grader's search for God in the wake of his beloved grandfather's death. In his search for spiritual absolutes, Catholic
schoolboy Joshua Beal (Joseph Cross) worries the hell out of his parents (Denis Leary and Dana Delany); annoys his supercilious sister (Julia Stiles); confuses his friends, whose interests run more to girls and video games; and stumps his religious teachers, who are generally disinclined to engage
in rigorous theological debate with a 10-year-old. His only real confidants are Dave (Timothy Reifsnyder), his daredevil best friend, and Sister T...
Released:
1998
Rated:
PG
Length:
86 mins