8 Days - December 14, 2017

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8 DAYS

MOVIES

Julia Roberts and Owen Wilson play the

concerned parents of Auggie (Room’s Jacob

Tremblay), their 10-year-old son with Treacher Collins

Syndrome, a genetic craniofacial disorder, who’s

struggling with blending in with his classmates at

a mainstream school. Good thing Auggie has his

back covered by his family, friends (well, some of

them) and teachers (Mandy Patinkin, can you be my

life coach?) In lesser hands, this feel-good drama,

adapted from RJ Palacio’s 2012 best-selling novel

by The Perks of Being a Wallpaper director Stephen

Chbosky, could’ve been a mawkish Lifetime Movie of

the Week, but it rarely crosses that line. Even if you

do find it a tad too sentimental, so what? Nothing

wrong in imagining a world where everyone is kind

Wonder (PG)

and considerate. Bonus for Star Wars fans: look out for

a cameo by a beloved character.

RATING:

STARRING JULIA ROBERTS, OWEN WILSON, JACOB TREMBLAY DIRECTED BY STEPHEN CHBOSKY