Directed by: Marc Webb
Written by: Tom Flynn
Starring: Chris Evans, McKenna Grace, Lindsay Duncan, Jenny Slate, & Octavia Spencer
This film needs more publicity.
Mary (Grace) is a math genius. When she enters public school, her teacher Bonnie Stevenson (Slate) realizes this and feels that the best thing for Mary is to go to a school for the gifted. When she brings this up to Frank (Evans), Mary's uncle, he turns down this option in order to ensure that Mary has a normal life. But word gets out to Mary's grandmother Evelyn (Duncan) about her gift and in order to ensure that Mary fulfills her potential, Evelyn begins a custody battle.
This film had me bawling...mainly due to Grace's performance. It was spectacular how she was able to act as a genius, a sarcastic kid, and a loving scared child throughout the film. She is definitely one to watch.
Usually, I'm not a fan of Evans mainly because I don't like Captain America, but when he makes movies apart from the Marvel universe, he's also spectacular. In this role as Frank, he seems like he's given up on life, but keeps going for Mary and because of this you just fall in love with him.
Anyway, this film is seriously underrated and should be promoted more. 5 popcorns.
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