Judy Davis  : Jibsen, la sous-secrétaire du Musée Smithsonian

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He is the smartest person in the room, and T.S. will pull your heart along with him.
8/10
Author: Jesse Boland from Burnaby, BC Canada
29 March 2014

*** This review may contain spoilers ***

A Great Canadian movie telling the Great American children's Novel. This movie tells a very sweet, and touching story of an incredible slightly magical journey of T.S. Spivot one very smart kid. Deep, and rich with a bitter sadness that runs through all of the family, and each member left behind is coping in their own ways. T.S. is a genius child who you will cheer for, and fear for, he is so strong at times that we all have to be reminded that he is just a child, and a little one at that. This all star mostly Canadian cast backs up Kyle Catlett who plays T.S. almost perfectly. The only thing that I found off was that during his narrations it did not always feel like he really understood the words he was saying, if this slips past you, great, but it was really the only thing I found wrong with this movie.

The production itself is beautiful, and slightly ethereal giving you a child's perspective of most things, and gives everything either more, or less edge. I Enjoyed this movie if you have to have something to compare it to, I would go all the way back to North with Bruce Willis as there are points in this movie that have that same unreal feeling. I recommend this to families of all sizes, and shapes, or for any average dreamer, but maybe even those grounded folks out there who may enjoy the escape just as much. Really this is just a sweet touching movie for anyone to enjoy, I am not so sure that the level of the language near the end is necessary, but there is just the one the only thing they can't say on Canadian TV though so you should be warned it is the full M.F. bomb.