I've learned to differ with many over the years when it comes to movies. Some people need to have things blowing up, or other cgi effects, to hold their interest. For me, a character study like this is much more riveting.
Tye Sheridan does a great job playing Bart. I was worried that it was going to be a one-dimensional portrayal, like, say, Freddie Highmore's Dr. Shaun Murphy in The Good Doctor. Perhaps we're just looking at different degrees on the spectrum... but when Bart "accidentally" opens up and slips into the "everyday world," instead of his own, and sees how easy it can be, it was a beautiful moment, terrifically encouraging, and a real point of relief in the plot.
Other reviewers felt he was yet another "annoying character," designed to bring us somewhere, through the character's denouement, in an altogether obvious way. I didn't find it that way. The subtlety, the pacing, the compactness of the plot mirrored those elements in Bart's life. I'm happy I saw it, and would recommend it.
Tye Sheridan does a great job playing Bart. I was worried that it was going to be a one-dimensional portrayal, like, say, Freddie Highmore's Dr. Shaun Murphy in The Good Doctor. Perhaps we're just looking at different degrees on the spectrum... but when Bart "accidentally" opens up and slips into the "everyday world," instead of his own, and sees how easy it can be, it was a beautiful moment, terrifically encouraging, and a real point of relief in the plot.
Other reviewers felt he was yet another "annoying character," designed to bring us somewhere, through the character's denouement, in an altogether obvious way. I didn't find it that way. The subtlety, the pacing, the compactness of the plot mirrored those elements in Bart's life. I'm happy I saw it, and would recommend it.