If you want a film that centres around characters with disabilities, but don't want any happy-go-lucky pandering, this is a film worth watching. A great combination of adventure, humour and drama all wrapped up in a realistic (and surprisingly dark) package. And when I say dark, I mean DARK. It's starts off small (some bullying and poverty issues) and then it escalates step by step (robbery, abuse, etc.), easing you into things until BAM! The drama skyrockets in a way that you wouldn't expect for a movie about a kid following a rainbow.
Speaking of the kid (Eugene), this was an awesome character to watch. Brave, sarcastic, doesn't put up with BS and is certainly one of the sanest people in this story (which I'm sure they did on purpose). But the most interesting things about him are his character development and the way he USES having a disability to his advantage. When he wants to avoid attention or have people not take him as a threat, he will pretend to be more disabled than he is so that they won't push him around. And this kid starts off as someone who would use this to hide from bullies out of fear; but, by the end of the film, pushes back his fears and becomes a hero in SO many ways, more than you would expect from any everyday person.
Truth be told I came to see this movie without high expectations. I was just there to support my cousin who was one of the many physically and/or mentally disabled actors cast for the film. But I left that theatre completely floored with how well this story was done. It's honestly worth watching, you'll be sure to enjoy it.
Speaking of the kid (Eugene), this was an awesome character to watch. Brave, sarcastic, doesn't put up with BS and is certainly one of the sanest people in this story (which I'm sure they did on purpose). But the most interesting things about him are his character development and the way he USES having a disability to his advantage. When he wants to avoid attention or have people not take him as a threat, he will pretend to be more disabled than he is so that they won't push him around. And this kid starts off as someone who would use this to hide from bullies out of fear; but, by the end of the film, pushes back his fears and becomes a hero in SO many ways, more than you would expect from any everyday person.
Truth be told I came to see this movie without high expectations. I was just there to support my cousin who was one of the many physically and/or mentally disabled actors cast for the film. But I left that theatre completely floored with how well this story was done. It's honestly worth watching, you'll be sure to enjoy it.