Protraph Lack of good storyline.

SincereFinest disgusting, overrated, pointless

ChicRawIdol A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Stephanie There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

Ferris Vueller Good movie, mostly kind of sad but also kind of happy in a symmetric kind of way. And Frodo has always been a good actor.What annoys me is the way the movie, and Hollywood in general, put the blame of child abuse on men and alcohol. But the cause is rampant divorce and feminist extremists' denial of biology.Biological parents care more for their own children, and feminists expect their new partner to ignore that primal instinct. Children living with one parent and unmarried partner are more than 8 times more likely to be abused.Divorce is about individual freedom, and I get that, but people ignore that it leads to unhappy lives, it often bankrupts the biological father, and the children lose a parent, and in bad cases, children are beaten and even die because of divorce.Hollywood should paint a more realistic picture, but I understand that they are in the business of selling emotions, not education.

dld-12881 SPOILER ALERT! - I was mesmerized by the acting of the two young boys who maintained such innocence and vulnerability throughout the movie. Some scenes were hard to watch, especially when the boys both got stomach aches and ran home to find their wonderful dog dead, or we're led to believe he's dead for a few seconds, but he's actually wounded and bleeding at the hands of the abusive stepfather. After being puzzled by the ending where the younger brother, Bobby, flies away in a home made flying machine, I had to go back and rethink the movie. Conclusion - I think the boys did build a flying machine. A flying machine that in reality was not capable of flying having been built by school age boys in 7 days. I think Bobby died going down the hill in his flying machine right after he said "I'm going down". It was Mikey's imagination that gave the Flyer the ability to soar and take Bobby off to safety. I think inside both boys knew that he was going to die but it was his only escape from the abuse he was suffering, since Mom didn't have what it took to protect her sons. The older brother Mikey had to believe that somehow Bobby made it and was still alive out there somewhere. But in reality a boy Bobby's age,if he had flown away, wouldn't have made it through a week without being discovered by someone who would have alerted authorities. I don't think Bobby was a figment of Mikey's imagination. My conclusion is based on the following: Bobby made the statement a few times in the movie "that it won't be long now" and you got the feeling that somehow he was going to be free from the abuse or that he knew he was going to die. And there was the scene at the gas station when they were filling the flyer up with gas and the gas station attendant was a young guy with a limp who had also tried to "fly" and his injuries which caused the limp had made the newspapers. To me that was an indication that realistically things were not going to go well. The really sad part is that in the end, Mikey is still trying to protect his weak mother when she still can't face what is really happening. Mikey sends her postcards that he wrote to look like they were from Bobby. Postcards that arrived after Bobby's death to assure her that everything was alright. Extremely BRAVE boys played superbly! Horrible mother! Wonderful dog! GREAT story told with sensitivity! Outstanding directing! The ambiguous ending drives home the point that there is no nice, tidy, happy ending in an abusive situation. The damage caused by domestic violence is deep and lasts a lifetime, destroying the ability to truly trust anyone.

Mimi Meqdadi This movie tells us a tale, where Tom Hanks narrates a dark part of his past. Elijah Wood and Joseph Mazzello star as two the kids who live their life with big dreams. Joseph Mazzello stars as the younger brother who is being abused by his mother's alcoholic intimate who puts Joseph into silence about the entire abuse. Elijah Wood as the older brother, becomes protective and wants to become his hero and so they create a big idea to conquer the bad situation. It was a successful film because it's easy to relate to with both the dark reality and the imaginary, where we have two bright kids looking for a better way to enjoy their life. Then, we have the drunk father (Adam Baldwin) who you will never see the face of because he is symbolized as a monster throughout the film. This technique allows us to only judge him by his actions.Radio Flyer is the the waggon; also a symbolism for the dreams they will carry off. If you are the type of person who enjoys meaningful movies with symbolism's then Radio Flyer is a perfect movie for you. Also make sure to hold a napkin box because it is bound to make you into a cry baby.

TiggerRoo I hated this movie it was sooo unrealistic and just the thought of a kid "flying" away from his problems instead of letting his Mom take care of things is horrific.... as if a Mom would be OK with her youngest son disappearing... Yea RIGHT!! no way Anyone who says this is a great movie must not have kidsI was a recently separated Mom in a custody battle when I saw this movie and I was really unnerved by this nightmarish movie scared the H*ll out of me... I can't imagine what the producers of this movie was thinking but it should never been advertised as a Family movie is should have been in the Horror section.