alexander etel has just been added to my mental list of favorite child actors (joining the kid from "love actually" and drew barrymore in "et") . unpretentiously endearing and heartbreakingly innocent, his character, combined with the imaginary freewill and quirky humor of this film, is a perfect xmas time movie, and just a great movie in general. at first look, it seems like some one-dimensional silly kid's flick about wat a boy would do w/ a million bucks, but it turned out to be one of the best films i've seen in a long time. in sum, it's the proverbial loaves and fishes story reinterpreted and revamped for the 20th century. definitely worth checking out.

that is my two cents for the holidays-watch the film and revisit the spirit of childhood innonence and goodwill towards humanity. merry christmas and happy new year everyone. my sincerest wishes for warm and fond times.