What would happen if a soul that is ready to reincarnate refuses to be born? Well, in the case of Milo, a young angelic child who loves to play card tricks with the other children in heaven, he is not at all convinced he wants to abandon his present quarters for an unsure time on earth.
Never fear, Elmore Dahl, who has been also in the same area, although not where Milo is residing, is enlisted to accompany the boy for a tour of what would be his new home: Manhattan. The first thing Elmore does is to take the young boy, who is having a hard time adjusting to his new surroundings, shopping at Bloomingdale's. After all, if he is going to reside in New York City, he'd better be well dressed! Elizabeth, the young mother to be, has had problems in her own life. Her own father left her when she was a girl, and although happily married to Kevin, a young artist, even the impending arrival of their baby doesn't fill the void in her life. When she appears to be ready to deliver, it turns to be a false alarm, because of Milo's refusal to be born at that moment.
Life on earth turns out to be what Elmore was looking for. He made a hard bargain in order to guide Milo around. When he meets an attractive woman, they take a side trip to Atlantic City, bringing Milo along because, since the boy is lucky playing cards, he wants to capitalize on the fact. Little does he know children are not allowed in the casinos. Elizabeth, who also had come to Atlantic City because she feels lucky too, meets Milo and bond. This convinces Milo to take the trip back to earth, but Elmore is duped since he has to bring the boy back, and he will not be able to go out again. Since his job is accomplished Elmore receives a complimentary move "upstairs".
Nick Castle's film is a fantasy. While most comments in this forum tend to be negative, we thought it was a light comedy with charming characters, and although we realize where Mr. Castle is taking us, the ride proves to be fun.
The film marks the film debut of Anton Yelchin, an angelic looking child actor, who has gone to bigger, and better, things. He is totally adorable without being bratty. His low key presence in the film works well. Albert Finney appears as Elmore, the man who dares to bargain with a superior force. Mr. Finney is fine conveying what this man is like and he gets to recognize where he went wrong in his own life. Bridget Fonda plays Elizabeth, the expecting mother. Campbell Scott, a wonderful actor, doesn't have anything to do as Kevin. Leslie Ann Warren, Allison Lohman, and the others in the cast to a good job under Mr. Castle's direction.
Watching this film without expectations will probably will have the right effect on the viewer thanks to Nick Castle and his collaborators.
Never fear, Elmore Dahl, who has been also in the same area, although not where Milo is residing, is enlisted to accompany the boy for a tour of what would be his new home: Manhattan. The first thing Elmore does is to take the young boy, who is having a hard time adjusting to his new surroundings, shopping at Bloomingdale's. After all, if he is going to reside in New York City, he'd better be well dressed! Elizabeth, the young mother to be, has had problems in her own life. Her own father left her when she was a girl, and although happily married to Kevin, a young artist, even the impending arrival of their baby doesn't fill the void in her life. When she appears to be ready to deliver, it turns to be a false alarm, because of Milo's refusal to be born at that moment.
Life on earth turns out to be what Elmore was looking for. He made a hard bargain in order to guide Milo around. When he meets an attractive woman, they take a side trip to Atlantic City, bringing Milo along because, since the boy is lucky playing cards, he wants to capitalize on the fact. Little does he know children are not allowed in the casinos. Elizabeth, who also had come to Atlantic City because she feels lucky too, meets Milo and bond. This convinces Milo to take the trip back to earth, but Elmore is duped since he has to bring the boy back, and he will not be able to go out again. Since his job is accomplished Elmore receives a complimentary move "upstairs".
Nick Castle's film is a fantasy. While most comments in this forum tend to be negative, we thought it was a light comedy with charming characters, and although we realize where Mr. Castle is taking us, the ride proves to be fun.
The film marks the film debut of Anton Yelchin, an angelic looking child actor, who has gone to bigger, and better, things. He is totally adorable without being bratty. His low key presence in the film works well. Albert Finney appears as Elmore, the man who dares to bargain with a superior force. Mr. Finney is fine conveying what this man is like and he gets to recognize where he went wrong in his own life. Bridget Fonda plays Elizabeth, the expecting mother. Campbell Scott, a wonderful actor, doesn't have anything to do as Kevin. Leslie Ann Warren, Allison Lohman, and the others in the cast to a good job under Mr. Castle's direction.
Watching this film without expectations will probably will have the right effect on the viewer thanks to Nick Castle and his collaborators.