A young, ambitious medical salesman named Scott (played by Zachary Levi) gets a young store clerk, Teresa (Meghann Fahy) pregnant before he knows her last name. They decide to stay together and build a life with one another. Along comes a baby boy, Austin (Jacob Laval), who is diagnosed with Osteogenesis imperfecta, also known as brittle bone disease, and autism. Dealing with everything from a kid with special needs to losing employment to addiction, the couple — and family — is challenged physically, emotionally, financially, morally and spiritually as they navigate through the complexities of life.
Writer and director Jon Gunn — friend of the pod, by the way — successfully takes this heartfelt book authored by Scott LeRette and Susy Flory and turns it into a movie that resonates with people everywhere. This is marketed as a movie about an autistic kid but, in reality, THE UNBREAKABLE BOY is about being an adult, becoming a parent, the trials of having a family and all the challenges that come along with those things.
Levi is surprisingly great in this. For somebody who’s been plagued by poor script choices throughout his career, it’s great to see him flex some legit acting chops in a project that doesn’t let him down.
But it’s not just Levi. I totally bought into the idea that he, Fahy, Laval and Gavin Warren were a real family trying to make it all work. Not an easy feat when books turned into movies routinely disappoint, you’re not a fan of Levi to begin with and you’re skeptical about the agenda of Kingdom Story Company.
I know it’s early but THE UNBREAKABLE BOY is one of the best movies of 2025 so far. It’s got everything you want: strong performances, a compelling story, a heartfelt message and characters the audience actively roots for. Kingdom Story doesn’t make bad movies but their movies do come with a reputation of furthering a spiritual agenda. But this is how you make a quality project that can truly speak to people.
JKG SCORE: 7.5
UNTITLED BONUS: Actor and Producer Peter Facinelli sat down with us to explain how the film went from his brother-in-law’s pharmacy to the big screen. WATCH –>
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