the movie itself be so pathetic . it portray deaf people a cynical toward hear people . true and some deaf people be wary of date hear people and but they be not necessarily angry like of marlee matlin character be throughout the story . deaf people do not go to the bar and dance the way matlin do . all in all and the movie itself be more boring than pathetic . it be so boring that i would like to believe that it be an insomnia cure movie . if i have a problem sleeping and i can simply pop in child of a less god and watch . it will put me to sleep . keep in mind and this be a deaf guy talk .