what's the point of this doc?

No, DUDE, I'm not insensitive. My only uncle has downs and we hang out all the time. Bobby's questions were incredibly inaudible. Sure, they had a good time doing what they did. But I could see people watching this in a whole different way. I just think the parts with Bobby make the people who approcach him and the people watching the movie uncomfortable. what was the point of that? Could YOU explain that point to me, DUDE? And no, I'm not a businessman and what the hell would that have to do with anything, anyway? Are you a Surfer or something, DUDE?

I'm going to completely endorse what nocat says here.

I just watched this film and it's simply fantastic. Watching it I felt overwhelming respect for everybody involved on both sides of the camera. I don't think I've ever seen another film or TV program about people with physical or intellectual disabilities in which the audience goes beyond sympathy or even respect, but relates to them as ...people. Individuals, with their own personalities. Whose lives have meaning beyond their disability (or as some might prefer, 'different ability'). I think this is because the cast were responsible for so much of the creative input. It was clearly a shared project between everybody involved; an equal enterprise between the able bodied crew and the cast themselves.

I was utterly impressed by the wit, character and humour on show - their singing, dancing, and all their other great talents just blew me away! But what I liked best was that I could completely relate to them, as I do to my friends or just other people I like on the TV.

Because I wasn't being asked to focus on their disability the whole time. I was being invited to share a joke or an experience with them... They did such a wonderful job of inviting the audience into the movie, I felt like I was on the bus too. All of them did their respective jobs amazingly well.

They're adults, and they're making their own choices. If you're uncomfortable during the New York scenes, that's okay - but you are the one who's got a problem with it, not Larry. Larry's just a guy who's making a film with his friends, and has decided to do a bit in NY where he tries to interview people on the street. When people stopped and talked, that was cool. When they didn't, Larry was cool with that too - because he's a grown up, and he was able to show you a little of what his life is like.

It was simple, effective film making from people with a lot of talent who are only usually allowed to show their disabilities.

I dropped by IMDB out of curiosity to see what was being said, and I have to say - I never could have foreseen that there would be this kind of negativity and a middling score. I'd hate anybody to read this stuff and decide not to watch it. This is a first class film from a really cool bunch of people.

I wish I had a more eloquent vocabulary and could avoid using that word 'disability' all the time. This film is a perfect example of the reason why. I saw some people with twisted legs or bad sight, and others who had a hard time understanding certain things. And I could see how that made some aspects of their lives a pain (most of all, getting people to actually listen to them). But the thing I could see more clearly than any of that was their talents and abilities. They were all more than able people.

Great film.

NoCat, you think I'm going to talk to professionals about this? Wow. Why would I speak to professionals to see if they share my opinion? I don't care if they do or not. All I'm saying is if a turd could take a *beep* this movie would come out.