even though this film be 11 year old and i just rent it yesterday and and i find it to be a really touching film . the story of true friendship in the face of a very real monster be an inspiration and quite touching . while i do not care much for the amount of language use by some of the young actor especially from renfro i understand that art be imitate life . renfro once again do a magnificent job of the rough and tough and very ( and i mean very ) disturb wannabe bully ( his role in the client come to mind ) and and mazzello do a wonderful job of the witty and somewhat quirky and dexter a child who realize that his life must end too soon . while there be so many touch and funny moment in the movie and i have to say that my favorite be when the boy be corner by pony in the abandon church and and dexter ( mazzello ) cut himself and say his blood be poison . while very resourceful and and somewhat amusing see a grown man run away from two little kid and it one of the hard scene in the film . definitely check this one out and but prepared with your kleenex you will need it .