Some good quality touching scenes. Excellent performance by McKenna Grace. Solid performance by Jenny Slate. Chris Evans does a commendable job but mostly stays in his typical hunky, free spirit, type cast.
Too much of the movie revolved around a ridiculously executed custody battle. The compromised agreement reached between the plaintiff and defendent was unbelievable. Family courts always seek to preserve families. I cannot imagine any scenario where a judge would place a child in foster care over an uncle and grandmother who seemingly are both capable, safe choices. The foster storyline was implausible and forced a traumatic, ridiculously sad play on viewers tears.
Young Mary's giftedness gets stretched from child prodigy to pure fantasy.
There are some touching parts to this story however they largely get destroyed by glaring absurdities.
Too much of the movie revolved around a ridiculously executed custody battle. The compromised agreement reached between the plaintiff and defendent was unbelievable. Family courts always seek to preserve families. I cannot imagine any scenario where a judge would place a child in foster care over an uncle and grandmother who seemingly are both capable, safe choices. The foster storyline was implausible and forced a traumatic, ridiculously sad play on viewers tears.
Young Mary's giftedness gets stretched from child prodigy to pure fantasy.
There are some touching parts to this story however they largely get destroyed by glaring absurdities.