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The Martian Child

by Ed Johnson-Ott

Two stars (PG-13)
John Cusack

Drippy drama starring John Cusack as a recently divorced science fiction writer who forms an unlikely family with a close friend (Amanda Peet) and a young boy (Bobby Coleman) he adopts who claims to be from Mars. Zzzzzzzz. Joan Cusack and Oliver Platt costar. 107 minutes. DVD INFO: Includes a commentary track, deleted scenes and two making-of featurettes.