It's 1969 Key West. America is set to put a man on the moon. Chris Cross and his mother Tracy Cross (Goldie Hawn) are struggling to get by. Chris' father (Keith Carradine) is haunted by what he did in the Vietnam war and had left the family. Tracy is forced to do topless dancing for the money. Joe (Arliss Howard) is taken with her.
This is hard for me to say. This movie is centered on the boy David Arnott. It's asking him to do Academy Awards level heavy lifting. Most of the time, he's doing it by himself. That's unfair. He's an amateur. He tries but it's beyond him. It needs one of those child stars who are trying to find a break out role. He is written as a complete innocent who is clueless to a whole lot of issues. It's better if he's wrong more than if he's clueless. For example, I'm much happier that he tries to turn into drug dealer than him keep asking about the titty bar. This is a movie which could have made a kid into a shooting star if a few flaws in the story could be fixed. This is not the kid to take advantage of that.
This is hard for me to say. This movie is centered on the boy David Arnott. It's asking him to do Academy Awards level heavy lifting. Most of the time, he's doing it by himself. That's unfair. He's an amateur. He tries but it's beyond him. It needs one of those child stars who are trying to find a break out role. He is written as a complete innocent who is clueless to a whole lot of issues. It's better if he's wrong more than if he's clueless. For example, I'm much happier that he tries to turn into drug dealer than him keep asking about the titty bar. This is a movie which could have made a kid into a shooting star if a few flaws in the story could be fixed. This is not the kid to take advantage of that.