It may sound churlish in the face of such an open-hearted project not to embrace the film exactly as presented. For those who know the best-seller, director Rachel Dretzin’s film will likely come as a gift, far easier to recommend to friends than the 1,000-page doorstop, condensing Solomon’s most inspiring points (many of which he delivers himself, acting as a kind of emcee) into a mere 93 minutes while offering audiences the all-important chance to get to know four unconventional offspring and the parents who wrestled with the challenge of raising them. It was an opportunity for empathy and an invitation to rethink the way we perceive difference in modern society - and it’s no wonder that he was bombarded by offers to adapt it for the screen. But Solomon’s book was more than a parenting manual.
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