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A Boy Called Po
When David Wilson's young wife falls victim to cancer, he is left a single working dad with the sole responsibility of caring for his sixth grade son with autism. Patrick, who prefers to be called 'Po,' is a gifted but challenged child who was very close to his mother and unable to communicate his own sense of loss. As father and son struggle to deal with life after mom, they each begin to withdraw into their own worlds. David into the high pressure job he's close to losing and Po drifting away from the school where he's bullied into his magical fantasy world, the Land of Color, where he's just a typical carefree boy with a rich cast of other worldly companions. The growing divide between father and son and the challenges of single parenthood of a special needs child threaten to separate David and Po permanently. Based on a true story, the bonds of love between a grieving father and son are tested in the most real way in Po.
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August 31, 2017
Despite good intentions, this is a disappointing treatment of a subject that deserves better.
November 25, 2016
Well-meaning but, on the whole, intensely inert ...
August 29, 2017
A Boy Called Po lacks a realistic exploration of autism, falling into common tropes surrounding the depiction of autism in Hollywood films.
August 31, 2017
There's no denying that A Boy Called Po has the best intentions at heart, but those only get a movie so far.
August 26, 2017
A single dad has his hands full in a narrative film that will give viewers insight into the nature of autism.
August 31, 2017
A simple family story which follows a predictable path but does it with grace, A Boy Called Po features impressive performances from its two leads, who have great chemistry and effectively capture a complex relationship.
August 31, 2017
A Boy Called Po pours on the schmaltz and a Burt Bacharach score to sketch an oddly affecting portrait of autism.
August 31, 2017
A TV movie-style viewing experience, hitting conflicts and emotional beats with a sledgehammer, while the ending is borderline inexcusable.
November 24, 2016
An earnest drama that could have used a subtler, less didactic approach to its tender subject matter.
