The Odd Life of Timothy Green is a 2012 fantasy drama film directed by Peter Hedges and released by Walt Disney Pictures on August 15, 2012. Based on a concept by Ahmet Zappa, the film is about a magical pre-adolescent boy whose personality and naivete have profound effects on the people in his town. It received mixed reviews from critics and had modest ticket sales in its debut weekend. Plot: The movie begins in an adoption center where Cindy and Jim Green are trying to adopt a child. When they put "Timothy" on the line about how they'd be good parents, they explain. Cindy (Jennifer Garner) and Jim Green (Joel Edgerton), a couple residing in Stanleyville, are told they are unable to conceive, so they dream up their ideal child and write the child's characteristics and life events on pieces of paper. The Greens place the notes inside a box and bury it in their backyard. After a stormy night, a ten-year-old arrives at their home, claiming the Greens as his parents. Soon they realize that the boy, named Timothy (CJ Adams), is actually a culmination of all their wishes of what their child would be. Timothy continues to be the ideal child - not perfect, but ideal in ways that matter - changing the hearts of those who are most important to him. But Timothy is unusual; leaves grow from his legs. And when they fall off completely, Timothy must leave as well. Source: SAM Daily Times
