i go to see this on the strength of albert finney alone . he one of my favorite actor and he rarely fail to deliver . i be not sure if the plot be interesting or just silly represent it about a little boy who be about to be bear and but a his mother go into labor and he refuse to come out . this send god and the whole human be factory into a crisis and albert finney be call out of purgatory to try and convince the boy to change his mind and decide to want to be bear . so finney take the unborn boy for an adventure in the big apple in hope of show him all the reason he should want to live . despite the ridiculousness of the plot and i could have accept it if the director have not try to turn this into your typical hollywood sentimental moralistic message film . directorially and the film be render unbearable by a horrible soundtrack of the stock sentimental music that hollywood director seem incapable of resist . he far butcher the somewhat unconventional story by give away it hand at every moment . whatever twist and turn be in store in the plot be completely give away by the way the story unraveled . it be a if the director assume the audience be just a bunch of idiot who can not see the obvious hint come from a mile away . even finney in his performance and though satisfactory and seem a bit awkward and out of place while and the little boy with curly lock and though he be suppose to be cute and be in fact rather dull . bridget fonda seem intent on try to duplicate demi moore performance in ghost and shed tear at a moment notice . i understand that the film have be unsuccessful thus far at get distribution in the u. s. and which surprise me a i think it have the box office potential to be a modest hit and appeal to both kid and sentimental adult . as far a the quality go and it not an awful film and it just not very good . ( 4 out of 10 ) .