Such a frustrating disappointment

If you don't like this, we can't be friends.

what a terribly boring film. I'm sorry but this is absolutely not deserving of best picture and will be forgotten quickly. Entertaining and engaging cinema? No. Nothing performances with flat faces and mistaking silence for subtlety.

Through painfully honest and emotional moments, the movie becomes irresistibly relatable

There are a lot of different ways to review this, and with a number of friends with children on the spectrum, I'm curious to get their take on it. (And enjoyed reading reviews from such folks here as well).As a parent myself, I'd want something....anything...that fed optimism, so this film would be like a vitamin. Generally the notions of "we are getting older, how will our kid(s) survive" hits everyone, but surely more so for those with autism.Anyways, the film surely moved me. How to communicate with kids can be challenging in all cases, but when they are seemingly incommunicative, it becomes imperative. So the way the film sets up the early transition for Owen into his overwhelmed state, and then finding the Disney connection was exhilarating. It strangely reminded me of machine learning, the way Owen used a select set of Disney films to communicate heartbreak and fear and bullying. The power of sidekicks was wistfully beautiful. Elements of a detective story in unravelling Owen's thoughts.The opportunities that the Suskinds had surely are not matched by all families. The scenes at the housing site were fascinating, even if it's a little hard to get past the camera, i.e. our eyes being so intrusive. Making a film out of Owen's sketches, and the speech in France...these are amazing gifts.Nothing compared to the gift of love.Mild spoiler : Gilbert Gottfried's best work!

I'm an autistic Disney fan and I like this film.Finally a positive portrayal of autism and animation. I was also one of the lucky ones:awesome family (grew up with two older sisters), love of Disney and non-Disney cartoons, etc.Only problems are the sex talk (understand why he would struggle over this as I prefer to be single myself and no, don't suggest Disney porn!) and I feel that I'm more higher-functioning than Owen (no offense).As for sidekicks: Nick Wilde from Zootopia, Kronk from The Emporer's New Groove, Baymax from Big Hero 6 (new school Disney and deadpan minimalist extraordinaire), Vinny from Atlantis:The Lost Empire and BEN from Treasure Planet (Owen got Lucky Jack from Home on the Range) And my villain would be named Fuzzbutcher (grown up version of Fuzzbutch as I also suffered from OCD).Also, read the book too.

This is truly one of the best movies ever. I am not much of a documentary person, but was interested in the subject of autism, and I love Disney, so thought I would check it out. WOW! This movie takes you on a journey. It is about courage and heart. It is hard for me to talk or even write about without tearing up and getting emotional. All I can say is that if you are even mildly interested...just watch it and be even more enlightened about this magical journey we are all on called life. My congrats to the all of the filmmakers and to the wonderful Suskind Family. I'll be rooting for you on Sunday 2/26 for the Oscar.

A film with the premise that this has and with that specific story and subjects in front of the camera was always going to be very emotional. The key is not to make a film like this overly emotional, overly contrived, and overly manipulative. I don't think the film is. It earns its sentiment and it's able to sensitively look at these people without actually exploiting them. It's quite a special story, not one that many documentary filmmakers would be telling, but one that really brings a lot of issues into perspective. It's fascinating and definitely recommended for audiences not very familiar with autism. It may break your heart but it's also very uplifting.