Best movie of this year hands down!

A brilliant film that helped define a genre

Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

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.

I remembered watching this movie as a kid. It was one of those movies that I could never forget. Watching it, I was utterly surprised by the kid from "Even Stevens" (Shia LaBeouf). He was such a goof ball in that show, and then I saw this, and Wham! His performance was so moving and heart wrenching, and amazing. This movie was so good. I just finished watching it again, I hadn't seen it since it first came out in 2002. Now, as an adult, I can understand the characters more. I wanted to just take the ignorant characters and sock them in the face for not realizing how dumb they really were. Most Disney films just scratch the surface of human stories and emotions. This gem of a movie went beyond what I would expect for a TV movie, let alone Disney.

I just would like to know where can i find this movie to buy? I really really enjoyed this movie. It was very touching and made an impact on me after i watched it. My daughter loves Disney movies and would be so happy if i bought this for her. She loves Shias movies and especially this one. I would be delighted to get this for her. I checked ebay and there was not anything listed. Then i checked Craig's list for the heck for it and none there then i checked amazon but they actually want 80 or so for it! Its just a movie taped from Disney i do not see how it could be worth that much yes it was an amazing movie but thats a lot for one movie. I think everyone should open up and watch this movie it will touch your hearts, you will laugh, cry, and be shocked by this amazing film based off of a amazing book.

Disney is in the entertainment business, and the concept behind Disney original movies is just that- entertainment. But this movie is different...and the main reason is Shia LaBeouf. This kid, if guided the right way, has got a future and a half...the premise behind the movie could have been sickly sweet, but the actors did a great job of portraying the situation of a developmentally-challenged young adult(played superbly by Shia) and how it affected his family...the other subplots helped add to the movie's substance...subjects like peer pressure, parent/child conflict, even parental guilt, are dealt with in a realistic and meaningful way...and Shia's performance is nothing short of amazing...he creates Eddie Walker as a real-life person trying to make his way, with wonderment at times and frustrating behavior at others...this is a Disney original that should be out on video...so those who haven't seen it on TV can see it now...and, an added benefit, listen closely for the song played during Tru's video...it's "Secret World" by Robbyn Ragland...and it's great...it's nice to know that Disney is still capable of this kind of quality production...

I thought this movie was incredible. I cry every time I see it. It's so good and Shia plays the character incredibly well. He is a genius actor, he can get into any part assigned. And this movie is proof. It's definitely ten stars. There are just lines in it that make you really feel something. Its one of those movies where you're sitting there watching it and nothing else around you seems to affect you and all you can think is..wow. I really, really love this movie...obviously. : ) Okay, thats all I have to say but this thing says there is a minimum of ten lines required so now I'm just typing to get in ten lines so I can submit this thing. I think that should do it.