It wasn't a terrible movie, as I've seen a lot worse movies than this movie, but it wasn't a great movie. The cast was great and played their parts perfectly, including JT Walsh, John Lithgow and Richard Dreyfus all putting in great performances.
What really hurt this movie was the addition of adult voice actors for Tim, the autistic boy. It was contrite and just plain stupid, and that trait could've been cut out completely . The unneeded profanity really hurt the product as well, especially from Tim. And plus, the whole seduction with Liv Tyler's character hitting on Richard Dreyfus' character was just dumb, and really offered nothing to the plot whatsoever.
If that stuff would've been written out or tied up a little better, this film was almost great and maybe could've been a box office smash instead of a box office dud.
What really hurt this movie was the addition of adult voice actors for Tim, the autistic boy. It was contrite and just plain stupid, and that trait could've been cut out completely . The unneeded profanity really hurt the product as well, especially from Tim. And plus, the whole seduction with Liv Tyler's character hitting on Richard Dreyfus' character was just dumb, and really offered nothing to the plot whatsoever.
If that stuff would've been written out or tied up a little better, this film was almost great and maybe could've been a box office smash instead of a box office dud.