In this movie Bruce Willis plays an FBI agent called Art Jeffries who stumbles across a boy who is being hunted by NSA agents and hitmen who have already killed his parents. The boy is autistic and is wanted because he cracked a code. Bruce tries to protect him. That’s the top and bottom of this movie – it’s a fairly simple but effective plot, with screenplay fairly well executed. The traits of autism depicted in this movie are a mix of authentic and misplaced stereotypes. Overall I rate this an OK movie because it stays captivating quite well on a basic level, mainly thanks to Bruce’s good acting and an effective script albeit playing to a very simple plot. It’s generally a mix of mild action with mild drama. It’s also a fairly memorable movie due to its unique and simple but intriguing and well-executed script.
Strong cast members include Kim Dickens who plays Stacey, the lead female, who helps mind the kid; and Chi McBride who plays Tommy, Art’s colleague at the FBI, who helps him out a lot. Alec Baldwin and Lindsey Ginter play the main baddies – the main brains and the main braun respectively. Still, as respectable as is all their performances, Bruce Willis is the sole star of the show by a massive margin.
The autistic boy, called Simon Lynch, was played by Miko Hughes, and his performance didn’t impress me at all. Fortunately, Bruce’s charisma is ever-present in this movie, and makes a natural distraction from Miko’s poor acting here.