Critic Reviews
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Jonathan Rosenbaum, Chicago Reader
As far as the movie's message is considered -- if only grown-ups could be more like kids -- Jerry Lewis did an infinitely better job of plugging it in the 50s.
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Variety Staff, Variety
Unspools with enjoyable genuineness and ingenuity.
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Janet Maslin, New York Times
For any other full-grown actors who try their hands at fidgeting, squirming, throwing water balloons and wolfing down food in a huge variety of comically disgusting ways, this really is the performance to beat.
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Hal Hinson, Washington Post
What's great about it is that it shows how wonderfully full of toys the world of adults can be. And though this may fall under the heading of tiny, perhaps even fatuous, revelations, it does send you out of the theater with a lighter step.
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James Berardinelli, ReelViews
The film is funny, sweet, and even a little edgy. It's also emotionally honest and almost never crass.
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Cast
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Tom Hanksas Josh Baskin -
Elizabeth Perkinsas Susan Lawrence -
John Heardas Paul Davenport
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Jared Rushtonas Billy Kopeche -
Robert Loggiaas "Mac" MacMillan -
David Moscowas Young Josh
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