Review of Josh & S.A.M. (1993) by Dan Y — 19 Apr 2009
I saw this in the theater back when it came out in '93. I was 13 at the time and could easily identify with Josh (Jacob Tierney), a kid who was alienated and ridiculed because he wasn't athletic and was skinny. This is the kind of flick for kids and adults to watch that does not possess all of the absurd Disneyfication that others do. You can enjoy this whether you're 12 or 30.
Josh is angry at his brother Sam for ganging up on him verbally with their step brothers while at their biological father's house in Florida for a stay. To exact revenge, Josh tells Sam that he found information on their father's computer indicating that Sam is a cybernetic child soldier and that his name stands for Strategically Altered Mutant. Sam believes it and Josh's claims that their parents will send him off to war for the Pentagon, so they high tail it on the road in a stolen rental car that they obtained after knocking Chris Penn out (LOL). You get to see a young Joan Allen in this, she was Pamela Landy in the Bourne movies.
Fun stuff that you can watch with the family.
This review of Josh & S.A.M. (1993) was written by Dan Y on 19 Apr 2009.
Josh & S.A.M. has generally received mixed reviews.
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