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August 17, 2012

At the Movies: 'Timothy Green' a good try, but doesn't quite work

By DAVID GERMAIN
AP Movie Writer

You'll either be inspired or nauseated by “The Odd Life of Timothy Green.” This is a member of the nauseated camp speaking.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

Director: Peter Hedges

Cast: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CG Adams

Rating: PG

Running time: 104 minutes

The movie from novelist and filmmaker Peter Hedges, author of “What's Eating Gilbert Grape” and creator of Katie Holmes' lovely independent feature “Pieces of April,” strains to Disney-ize the family dysfunction territory he explored so well in those works.


 
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