Joshua's Heart
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Actor: Matthew Lawrence, Melissa Gilbert, Tim MathesonDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); French (Original Language); Spanish (Original Language)
Format: Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 96 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2006-04-25
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Direct Source Label
Movie Reviews of Joshua's Heart
Movie Review: Heartfelt Drama
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a very engrossing and haunting movie with superb acting. It tackles some very sensitive issues including the emotional attachment and bond that can exist between two people. Claudia (Melissa Gilbert) is a shy and sensitive woman who is swept off her feet by Tom (Tim Matheson), after she meets him with his ten-year old son Joshua (Matthew Lawrence) at the movie theatre. She develops an instant bond with Joshua who is starved for motherly attention as his mother left him when he was 5 years of age. His father is busy with work and he is often left in the care of babysitters. In a whirlwind romance Claudia moves in with Tom and develops a motherly relationship with Joshua. He even spends Christmas with her and her family when Tom can't get back from a business trip, and also helps her with the children's book she is writing and illustrating. The relationship with Tom is not all that she hopes it would be and she soon realizes that he is a selfish person who is not interested in settling down. In fact he has already moved on with another woman. Claudia & Joshua continue to be bonded together even after she moves out, and Claud faces an interesting dilemma. Does she try to adopt Joshua, or does she take a step back and allow him to bond with his real mother who is trying to start over? This is a very good movie, but on a cautionary note, this is not a traditional 'family' movie. The storyline is rather mature and the presence of pre-marital sex and smoking by the major adult characters, may cause many parents to reject this movie for family viewing. Due to the issues presented, I think it is most appropriate for pre-teens to adults.
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