I HAVE MANY OPIONS ABOUT THIS FIRST OF ALL WHYYYYY WOULD YOU DO THIS TO PEOPLE AND ALSO I BLAME THE DEER FOR ALL OF THIS AND THE STUPID WATER IS NOT GOOD I HAVE ISSUES WITH THIS AND MANY ISUES I WILL SAY TO YOU HOW DARE YOU KILL THIS CHILD AND DO THIS TO ME I HAVE GREIF OF THIS MOVIE.!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I DONT U NDERTAND NWHY WHY MY MESSAGE TO YOU IS VERY CONCERNING TO ME THIS MOVIE IS REALLY NOT GOOD AND I A M GOING T CO NT5ACTGC TRHUIS PEO,E A ND TELL THE, WHAT I THI NK OF THISYOU SHALL NOT BE ALLOWED TO KEPP; BS3LINMG VTRHJIAS MOVUI3 AND MY7 ISSUES AFFECTIOMG ME HORRIB,LI8NMGBN GOOD BYE ALSO JOE WAS A MEAL THANKS11 ALSO THAT DUDE THAT AN DFIST NEEDS TO THINK HIS LIFE OVER AAND HOW DARE YOUUU DO THIS TO MEEEEE I WILL COME AT Y0OU AND FIGHT

This is the corniest movie I have seen in a long while. The main character is unbelievable and the scene where Ashley Judd's character is 'knocked out' is totally contrived and unbelievable. How could such a small person hit a ball so hard as to kill someone? People with diabetes should avoid this film due to its sugary composition. The main character is not only unbelievable but not very likable. His complaints about church socials having a continental breakfast make him sound like a Christian tali-ban. I would not let my children see this film because of Simon Birch's pretentious and self-righteous view of the world and religion.

I've read several people complaining about one part of the story that does not seem credible in the film, when "the mum dies after being hit on the head by a foul ball in a little league baseball game, hit by the weakest person in the world".The thing is, this is the only part of the film that is true to the book! As someone said, the book is 600 pages long and it's too difficult to make it into a movie, but not impossible so I hope that someday some director will take the challenge on.I thought the acting was very good, especially the two boys. Yes, why Jim Carrey was not credited?

SPOILERS This movie was unbearable to watch. At every possible moment, the movie manipulates you. Most of the things in this movie are extremely improbable, for example, is it even physically possible to die from being hit in the head with a baseball? The kids are bad actors and most of the adults overact. There are many huge plot flaws. For example, I don't think that Joe wouldn't have been mad at all that Simon killed his mom. the movie was also really, really sappy. Most of the dialog was very clichéd and the characters are all one dimensional. The jokes between Simon and Joe are so bad that it is unbearable to watch them and it makes me squirm to hear them.