A Boy Called Po

Name: A Boy Called Po
Genre: Drama, Fantasy
Released: November 25, 2016
Duration: 95 min
Rating: 47
Cast: Andrew Bowen, Brian George, Bryan Batt, Caitlin Carmichael, Christopher Gorham

2016

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Freestyle Digital Media | Release Date: November 25, 2016 | PG

Starring: Andrew Bowen, Brian George, Bryan Batt, Caitlin Carmichael, Christopher Gorham, Fay Masterson, Julian Feder, Kaitlin Doubleday, Sean Gunn, Tristian Chase

Summary: When David Wilson’s young wife falls victim to cancer, he is left a single working dad with the sole responsibility of caring for his autistic son. Patrick (Julian Feder), who prefers to be called Po, is a gifted but challenged child who was very close to his mother and unable to communicate his own sense of loss. As father and son struggleWhen David Wilson’s young wife falls victim to cancer, he is left a single working dad with the sole responsibility of caring for his autistic son. Patrick (Julian Feder), who prefers to be called Po, is a gifted but challenged child who was very close to his mother and unable to communicate his own sense of loss. As father and son struggle to deal with life after mom, they each begin to withdraw. David (Christopher Gorham) is consumed by the high-pressure job he’s close to losing, and Po copes with the bullying in his sixth-grade classroom by escaping into his magical fantasy world, the Land of Color, where he’s just a typical carefree boy with a rich cast of companions. The challenge of serving as the single parent of a special-needs child creates a growing divide between father and son, threatening to separate David and Po permanently.… Expand

Director: John Mallory Asher

Genre(s): Drama, Fantasy

Rating: PG

Runtime: 95 min

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RogerEbert.com Sheila O'Malley

Sep 1, 2017

The script tries to do way too much, but the film also moved me quite deeply a couple of times, mostly in the scenes between father and son. Read full review

Gary Goldstein

Nov 28, 2016

The film over-relies on blunt messaging, one-note villains (bullies, bosses, administrators, worst mall cop ever) and several stacked-deck situations to align us with David and Po, even if we’re inherently on their side from the start. Read full review

Movie Nation Roger Moore

Sep 1, 2017

Actor-turned-director John Asher’s warm and fuzzy picture undercuts a big chunk of the goodwill it earns by parking multiple endings after its climax, and beating its sappy theme song — a cover of The Carpenters’ “Close to You” — into our heads, scene after scene. Read full review

Nick Schager

Nov 28, 2016

Noble intentions alone do not a great movie make, as evidenced by Po, whose heart is in the right place but whose drama is woefully lacking in momentum. Read full review

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