Children of Invention is a story that too many people can relate to right now. Elaine (Cindy Cheung), a mother of two, Raymond,(Michael Chen)approx age 12 and Tina, (Crystal Chiu)about age 5 or 6 is struggling to make ends meet. She looses their house and luckily is offered shelter in an apartment building that is not yet finished or open for renting. She’s told they must be careful that no light show from the apt and not too make too much noise. An impossible feat for any parent of young children. In fact, the theme of this film was very similar to The Boys Are Back (click for review) in…

Clive Owen is a widower suddenly left to raise his 6 year old son, Arty (Nicholas McAnulty). Then adding to the mix his teenage son, Harry (George MacKay) whom he left in England when he fell in love with Arty’s mother, now wants to live with him in Australia. The film explores the simple fact that parenting is a “fly by the seat of your pants” endeavor for almost everyone, and even more so for someone used to relying on another to be the “adult”. The beginning of the film is an unnecessary downer as we endure the scenes of Arty’s mother dying from cancer. Dying scenes can be a…