The Young and Prodigious T.S. Spivet (2013)

Director: Jean-Pierre Jeunet

Starring: Helena Bonham Carter, Judy Davis, Kyle Catlett, Callum Keith Rennie

A ten-year-old scientist secretly leaves his family’s ranch in Montana where he lives with his cowboy father and scientist mother, escapes home, and travels across the country aboard a freight train to receive an award at the Smithsonian Institute.

The director of one of the most loved films, Amelie, brings us another special film. The Young and prodigious T.S. Spivet is beautifully filmed with some amazing visuals and stunningly beautiful scenery, and great acting too – especially from Kyle Catlett as T.S. Spivet. This truly is a very special film. I must admit, though, I did enjoy the Montana part of the film and journey to Washington much more than the Washington DC part. The Washington people were annoying at best. It would have been better to end the film with T.S. Spivet’s speech, and not include the TV interview, which lost my interest a bit. Nevertheless, this was a really great film.