The Odd Life of Timothy Green

‘The Odd Life of Timothy Green” is a “magic child” movie — one of those fables about a Zen tot who appears out of nowhere and teaches the saggy, baggy grown-ups the errors of their ways. It’s the sort of thing you’ll either find enchanting or an excellent reason to reach for the Scotch. As these things go — and it goes pretty much as expected — the movie’s strained but bearable, and I can see it playing well to older children, who will have plenty of questions afterward, some of which you may even be able to answer. It’s a Disney project, though, and, as with Tinker Bell, you’ll really have to believe if you want to get this baby off the ground.