{"id":300,"date":"2012-01-26T14:14:33","date_gmt":"2012-01-26T21:14:33","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2012\/01\/26\/a-mile-in-his-shoes-a-surprise-gem\/"},"modified":"2012-01-26T14:14:33","modified_gmt":"2012-01-26T21:14:33","slug":"a-mile-in-his-shoes-a-surprise-gem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kidsfirst.org\/kidsfirstnews\/2012\/a-mile-in-his-shoes-a-surprise-gem\/","title":{"rendered":"‘A Mile in His Shoes’ a Surprise Gem"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"AMileInHisShoes.jpg\"<\/a>KIDS FIRST! youth film critic Sam Connan (age 10) had a chance to enjoy one of the special experiences of being a film critic: discovering the unexpected gem of a movie. That’s what he found A Mile in His Shoes<\/em> to be – “really a very good movie” to which he gives a full five out of five stars.<\/p>\n

Available now on DVD from Vivendi Entertainment and Nasser Entertainment, the powerful and positive family-friendly film is screening at the Beloit International Film Festival on Feb. 18. The screening is free, so if you’re near this southern Wisconsin town, consider making it a family outing.<\/p>\n

A Mile in His Shoes
\nReviewed by Sam Connan
\n<\/strong>(See his full review on video.<\/a>)<\/em><\/p>\n

I just finished watching<\/em> A Mile in His Shoes, and when I was first sitting down to watch it, I thought, “Oh please, don’t be as bad as I think it’s going to be!” But that was unfair of me because, first of all, I didn’t know anything about it, and second of all, it was really a very good movie.<\/em><\/p>\n

It’s about an autistic farm boy who has Asperger’s syndrome, and he likes to feed his pigs by throwing apples into a tub that is nailed sideways to a tree so his pigs can eat smashed apples. A baseball coach sees him doing that, so he has the kid try it with a real baseball, and the kid throws the ball so hard that it goes straight through the tub. <\/em><\/p>\n

The baseball coach realizes that this kid is a natural pitcher, so he recruits the kid, whose name is Mickey. <\/em><\/p>\n

Much of the movie is about Mickey’s troubles communicating with the world outside the farm, functioning in society.<\/em><\/p>\n

Luke Schroder played Mickey in this, and I was very surprised when I went onto IMDb.com to find that there was really nothing on him. Then I realized that this movie was filmed just last year (2011), so this was probably his first film. But, I have absolutely no doubt whatsoever that he is going to be a gigantic star. He was so incredibly wonderful in this role. He doesn’t have much to his credit yet, but he will.<\/em><\/p>\n

I liked the way that they show things through Mickey’s eyes. I don’t have Asperger’s, but they show it in a way that gives you a better idea of what it’s like to have Asperger’s and look around and comprehend what’s happening. I think that is very well done. \"SamConnan.JPG\"<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

I’d have to say that the age range is pretty much anybody. Very small kids might not like it because there’s a lot of talking, although some of the stuff that Mickey says is very funny.<\/em><\/p>\n

All in all, I’d have to give this a five out of five stars, because this was really a wonderful movie. This is something I’d recommend to friends. It’s very good.<\/em><\/p>\n

Photo: A Mile in His Shoes<\/em> box art (top), Sam Connan (bottom)<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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