Apr 21, 2012
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An Invisible Sign Reviews
Jessica Alba delivers a most unexpected efficiency as Mona Gray, a quirky young woman who has hidden in a private world of numbers ever considering that her father became ill. When Mona is provided a job as an elementary school math teacher, at 1st she is terrified but soon she introduces the students to her numerical obsession and inspires their personal adore of numbers. Can the joys of arithmetic multiplied by a shy romance with the school science teacher (Chris Messina of Julie & Julia) help Mona find out
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charming romance between eccentric loners,
This is romantic comedy for all ages. An off-beat ‘coming of age’ story about a young mathematically-gifted girl who uses numbers to hide from grown-up realities. Her beloved, mathematician, dad’s break-down and increasing detachment from reality causes her to irrationally forsake all pleasures except math. When she is pushed (by Mom) into the adult role of math teacher at an elementary school, she realizes that she must become the grown-up authority for her students. Gradually, she recognizes that her infantile, self-destructive impulses can be controlled. She is urgently needed by Lisa, her young student who is soon to be orphaned. Mona’s grown-up epiphany is “There comes a moment when you look around waiting for the person in charge to help you. Then you realize you’re the only adult in the room. You ARE the person in charge, and you’re not very good at it.” But Mona accepts her teacher’s role & most of the the kids trust her. Mona recognizes that she cannot ‘keep her father company’ as he becomes increasingly obsessive & delusional. In her own words, she ‘no longer needs a bathroom monitor’ and takes the risk of an intimate relationship again, this time with Ben Smith as an adult, not an adoring daughter.
The charm of this story is that all the main characters, both adults & children, have odd little habits but are likeable folks. Each is coping with personal or family tragedies — yet there is very little violence, instead, several become neurotic, eccentric loners as a result. Jessica Alba , Chris Messina, & J K Simmons do solid jobs in creating the off-beat personalities in the film. If you like eccentric but kind-hearted schoolteachers, you’re probably enjoy ‘An Invisible Sign’.
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|endearing, sweet, simple,
I loved this movie. Understated and quirky. They could have gone off the rails with the math thing. I’m glad Alba’s character wasn’t a plythera of psychological disorders, she simply shut herself off from the world, one small joy after another. The journey back to herself was an entertaining ride. I’ll watch it again.
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|Cute,
Cute story, Love Jessica and she did a great job on this movie, well made sad parts and touching story.
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