Reviewing Movies

This is a Disney production. Kyle is a teenager who suddenly walks buck naked out of an urban forest with no verbal skills, no knowledge of his past—and no belly button. He is adopted into his case-worker’s nuclear family where he quickly assimilates language and shows a genius level aptitude for math and computer science. Exhibiting a wide-eyed childish interest in all that surrounds him he is also totally socially naïve. His adoptive mother becomes his advocate and finds herself defending his interests even in the face of her own husband. His new brother and sister are both jealous of the attention paid this new arrival, and suspicious of what his past may be. Much of the humour of this series is provided by the tensions created by adding this new dynamic to the family relationships. A brother who does not understand the concept of deceit can be a liability when you attempt to sneak home after curfew.

This is a high-concept series but the characters are so engaging that they force one to buy in. I’m glad to report that it has been renewed for its third season.