I remembered watching this movie as a kid. It was one of those movies that I could never forget. Watching it, I was utterly surprised by the kid from "Even Stevens" (Shia LaBeouf). He was such a goof ball in that show, and then I saw this, and Wham! His performance was so moving and heart wrenching, and amazing. This movie was so good. I just finished watching it again, I hadn't seen it since it first came out in 2002. Now, as an adult, I can understand the characters more. I wanted to just take the ignorant characters and sock them in the face for not realizing how dumb they really were. Most Disney films just scratch the surface of human stories and emotions. This gem of a movie went beyond what I would expect for a TV movie, let alone Disney.

OMG OMG .. ITS MY FAVORITE MOVIE EVER FROM NOW ON... i watched it when it premiered and now i've been thinking of it. i want the book and i want to find a DVD of it. I MUST SEE IT AGAIN! I love the fact that "Even Stevens"'s Shia Lebeof Plays such a dramatic role when normally he plays a comical role. And i love things relating to subjects that have to do with the mind and how it works. My favorite part made me cry... the part where Eddie was flying the kite and it didn't work so he said it must be retarded. It was like he was alluding to himself. Oh yeah the book was good too even though i hadn't read it. Could someone out there please help me find a DVD of the movie. please, and thank you.

I thought this movie was incredible. I cry every time I see it. It's so good and Shia plays the character incredibly well. He is a genius actor, he can get into any part assigned. And this movie is proof. It's definitely ten stars. There are just lines in it that make you really feel something. Its one of those movies where you're sitting there watching it and nothing else around you seems to affect you and all you can think is..wow. I really, really love this movie...obviously. : ) Okay, thats all I have to say but this thing says there is a minimum of ten lines required so now I'm just typing to get in ten lines so I can submit this thing. I think that should do it.

It was late at night when I was surfing channels and caught this movie. Beforehand, I had never much paid attention to Shia Labeouf, only having seen him on Even Stevens, a show I didn't even regularly watch....However, my opinion of him immediately changed after seeing this film. Shia carries the entire movie. I had never seen someone play an autistic so convincingly; and this coming from someone who has two autistic cousins of her own.It's heart-wrenching, what just enough humor and angst. It has a wonderful story, and is also very realistic. Oftentimes in the past, when I'd hang out with my autistic cousin/cousins, I'd find myself feeling uncomfortable and embarrassed to be around them. But, like Trudy Walker, I managed to get past these feelings, after seeing how much fun my cousins can be, despite their disabilities.This has got to be one of the most underrated movies of all time. Shia is a great actor, and I hope to see him in more serious roles like this one.