| RATING: | 100% |
| FORMAT: | DVD |
Clever and funny be-careful-what-you-wish-for comedy that is either about grown men retaining their boyish immaturity or a boy wishing he were older who finally gets his wish. Its success all depends whether you see it feministically or as a wishful-thinking desire for adulthood without experience.
Tom HANKS is excellent as the kid in an adult male body. The female authors of this movie are clearly enjoying parodying the child in the men they know so well - as well as the child remaining in us all until the day we die. The real cleverness here lies also in the expression of a female longing for men to be more emotionally open and ethically honest - like children.
The plot is implausible, but that only matters if you are suffering a severe sense of humor failure. Like the 2003 remake of Freaky Friday, the sexual implications of having reached physical maturity without passing through puberty are exploited without descending to the level of grossness so common in contemporary cinema. The fundamental irony here is that the central character is, in many ways, more grownup than the adults surrounding him are.
One of the funniest films ever made.
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