After a few minutes of watching this I began to think the son was not right in the head. I know he was older playing younger and the dialog was crap but he seemed a bit slow in some scenes. Horrible movie, terrible acting and a waste of time.
shareI got the similar impression, but more the son was a moron.
shareI'm only about 15 min in but he seems like he has http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asperger_syndrome
shareIf he is, it's the first time I've ever wanted to smack a special needs kid. I kept expecting the father to tell the kid to STFU or reach into the backseat and punch the little b*tch!
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Indeed, the entire family was a special needs family. In the novel, husband and wife are brother and sister and she gave birth to the kid when she was 12 years old. The film depicts this pretty accurately as the actress is about 30 and the son is about 18.
I think this movie is a tremendously positive step forward for the acceptance of special needs. Presenting them in situations of importance and giving them meaningful tasks to complete which actually helps other humans.
In this era of embracing diversity, 500 MPH Storm will have to be remembered as a major contributor to the advancement of society as a whole.
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OMG I had no idea there was a novel behind this! Are you serious?! Is it as badly written as the film?
sharea bunch of us were watching this and we all started to imitate the kid. Dad how far, Dad. Dad whats that Dad. Dad you should know this, Dad. Dad.
when she maks that sandwich and he says "It's stale" she says "the electricity hasn't been out that long." what is this? is the lunch meat SOUR or the bread STALE? or what.
SHUT UP AND PLAY YOUR GAME!
shareI have the same feeling, i so want to punch that kid in the face...
shareThe only need I saw was the need for a serious kick to the face. Hated him. HATED HIM.
I think this line's mostly filler
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Did you notice that his official IDbM profile is blank.
Me thinks that we should be looking into the 'special needs' facilities in the US to see if he is registered in one of these.
Not that there is anything wrong with being a 'special needs' actor but playing one and being one are two different things.
This dumb fool is either a great actor playing a fool or he is a fool therefore he is special needs and we should not make fun of him.
I wear my net \O^O/ to make sure I am seeing what others see.