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"When: June 24th First-Time Viewing: Yes. How: DVD from the library. What'd I Think?: Highly emotional, powerfully acted, metaphorical tale of grief and loss. My Rating: 9/10 Other Notes: NA."
" 20 January. A heart-wrenching story of a boy who summons a make-believe monster to help him cope with the impending death of his mother. While it looks like a children's fantasy and includes animated segments, the subject matters are serious that younger audience may find it very gloomy (i.e. a dying mother, of a broken family, bullied and friendless) will definitely touch several nerves. Performances are top notch by the way."
"This movie focuses on a young boy, Conor, and his struggles to cope with his feelings in the face of his mother's terminal illness. Despite being on the surface to be a movie for children, this is emphatically not a kids movie. It is, in fact, a rather dark tale of emotional distress in the face of imminent death and the fantastic and frightening ways in which a young person responds to an appalling situation they can do nothing to avoid. Be prepared for some tears as this is an heartbreaking po"