Plot: Christy suffers from cerebral palsy, which is why his parents think he is daft. He has some control in his left foot though, which he uses to convince his parents he isn't stupid. Thanks to the support of his family, Christy is able to become a respected painter, writer and poet, beating all odds.
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August 18, 2024
The kind of film that does well at the Academy Awards. The lead character has a serious handicap which he overcomes, and is part of a low-income family where life is harsh but the people have a warm heart. And to make things worse, this is a biography, pretty much the most unadventurous kind of cinema out there.
Lewis does a decent job but nowadays people would surely raise an eyebrow at an abled man playing someone with cerebral palsy. Sheridan's presentation is absolutely dreadful, the film is a succession of bad clichés and Brown himself isn't the most pleasant person to hang with. The only way this could've been worse is if the film had lasted 2+ hours. That's the only good thing I have to say about this one.