forrest gump meets twilight zone

Rating: 7/10 (16 February 2009)

...but i gave it 7 stars because it was quite affecting in parts, and the acting was good, even though there was very little character development, or frankly even plot advancement beyond the mechanism of the aging.
(spoilers below)
There were inconsistencies w the sci-fi also ...why would be he able to have sex like an 18 year old if he had a 70 year-old's body? Why would he be afraid of what's under the stairs as a kid if he had the mind of a 70 year-old? And while the film milked the aging effect with every phase, it left out the one that I was most interested in -- how did he deal with the transition from adult body to child body, while having a fully mature mind? Bit of a cheat going gaga so early, I thought.... Though i suppose the simple answer is that it would've been to much for a child actor to handle...
Again, very Twilight Zone ...but i liked that show