I remember watching this around the time it first came out and loving it. I remember the ending in particular and feeling sad, I remember watching the piano scene which is so iconic and thinking this is awesome. I remember watching big Josh and wishing I could be like him.
I re-watched this because the wife and I were looking for something light and funny and we both remembered this movie vaguely as being both.
I had a real problem with the casual pedophilia aspect of the movie, it overshadowed everything for me. It made scenes that were supposed to be touching or romantic just cringy.
Times have changed I doubt this movie would get made these days, if it did it would have been an indie art house and not a main stream blockbuster.
There was nothing wrong with anything else in this movie, acting was great, pacing was good. But I just couldn't get over the fact that we were watching a kid doing all these grown up things, including having sex with a 20-30 something? woman. Not too mention if the mom of Josh thinks he is kidnapped how come no police I mean the kid was gone for a month! I know the 80's were more chill but I am pretty sure if I had gone missing for a month back then my parents would have been out on the streets the whole time along with the cops. Anyway if you want a funny stupid Tom Hanks 80's movie The Bachelor Party is better - the sex in that one is less creepy.
I re-watched this because the wife and I were looking for something light and funny and we both remembered this movie vaguely as being both.
I had a real problem with the casual pedophilia aspect of the movie, it overshadowed everything for me. It made scenes that were supposed to be touching or romantic just cringy.
Times have changed I doubt this movie would get made these days, if it did it would have been an indie art house and not a main stream blockbuster.
There was nothing wrong with anything else in this movie, acting was great, pacing was good. But I just couldn't get over the fact that we were watching a kid doing all these grown up things, including having sex with a 20-30 something? woman. Not too mention if the mom of Josh thinks he is kidnapped how come no police I mean the kid was gone for a month! I know the 80's were more chill but I am pretty sure if I had gone missing for a month back then my parents would have been out on the streets the whole time along with the cops. Anyway if you want a funny stupid Tom Hanks 80's movie The Bachelor Party is better - the sex in that one is less creepy.