Miles O'Keefe was outstanding as Sam. The story was good and the way it was told in the movie - no rush, low-key, no emotional explosions - was one of the things I liked best about it. The way the relationship between Jeff and Sam developed - becoming close friends, doing things together the way friends do (like the miniature golf), supporting each other through their emotional struggles - helped make it such a terrific movie. Highly recommended.

It took me a while to get into this movie. The lead character was nearly zombie-like. But, the more I watched the more I liked the story. The drawings from scene to scene were a wonderful idea and addition to the story. Altogether, this was a very nice film and worth the watch.

Different, clear, smart, funny and enlightening.

A beautifully made film. Touching, poignant and filled with humanity. Highly recommended.

Don't waste your time!

I've watched this movie a couple of times now a festivals - where the various honors it received were well deserved. It is a winsome and thought provoking story of awakening that is well told by writer/director Ron Judkins. The cast, in particular Michael O'Keefe, Catherine Dent, Blake Bashoff, and Julie Mond, offer understated performances that both contrast with Sam (the lead character's) world of graphic novels and draw us into the small but richly textured world where mere physical proximity can become the discovery of living in a neighbor-hood. Along the way there is a ripple of subtle drama and poignant humor that makes time spent in this world always engaging and ultimately deeply satisfying.

I loved the emotional depth created in this film by the drawings that add poetry to the narrative story of a man looking for a way to free up his creative spirit. Of course, it's right under his nose.

This is a great film! It takes an honest look at the transformative affect that different relationships can have on our lives. It's a film about love and creativity. I highly recommend this film.