As the mother, who loves her son, Sandra Bullock gives a gentle performance, and Tom Hanks is as ebullient and charming as ever.

NEWYORKER: Lost Love

Both hyperactive and secretive, he is irritated by his living mom (Sandra Bullock) and in love with his deceased dad (Tom Hanks, seen generously in flashback).

NEWYORKER: Lost Love

In the movie, which was written by Eric Roth and directed by Stephen Daldry, Oskar (Thomas Horn) is fully there, front and center, a skinny kid with blue eyes, irritated by his living mom (Sandra Bullock) and madly in love with his deceased dad (Tom Hanks, seen generously in flashbacks).

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