I'm glad I didn't listen to the negative reviews about this movie. I recommend watching for yourself. Julian Feder, who plays the boy the movie centers around, does a good job in his role. That's for viewers who have never really seen bad acting. The movie flowed well and the storyline was well developed. The ending was satisfying to me because it mirrored how life can truly be. It was not predictable, unless of course you sit and try to think of every possible scenerio. Feder plays well alongside seasoned actor, David Strathairn, who carries the secondary plot, as well as Jeffrey Dean Morgan, who plays his dad.