I did not start watching this with great expectations, just a simple feelgood movie. At the end I came out a little disappointed but also just plain annoyed. The characters are one-dimensional as can be, especially Stevie and his mom Amber. It is your cliché talented autistic boy who is extremely sheltered by an overprotective mom. Guess what happens next? You're right, because it's as predictable as can be. It's really nice to see however that they're actually casting an autistic person, and not faking their way through like some movies sadly still do. Though again the portrayal of Stevie's experiences seem very surface-level. This does improve a little throughout the movie, but only after you're already more than halfway. They did not get me to care about the characters, therefore I did not feel any warmth, care, sadness - all it does try to evoke. The emotional scenes too are just like, 'okay I guess, seems sad or something'. The cast is diverse, the acting itself honestly isn't bad at all. The drum class is a very nice aspect as well. I think it would've helped this movie to not take itself so seriously. They try too hard to be heartwarming and I feel they forcefully make the main character too special and unique.
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