anchor: Praise goes to Georges Du Fresne, the child actor who seems, in some prodigious way, to understand his character (Stanley Kauffmann, the New Republic ). Dissenting, the Wall Street Journal 's Joe Morgenstern says the movie is cloying, cheerful nonsense and that its creators don't realize that this kid is profoundly troubled.
positive: Georges Du Fresne, a child actor, received praise.
negative: Georges Du Fresne is associated with the Wall Stree Journal.