The Newcomers (2000)

Okay so...I have seen this now.
Let's be frank, it's a pants made for tv movie. Lol
The story is very blah and not believable, as if written by a committee of 10 year olds...sorry

Evans is the shining light of the scenes he's in, although I don't think I'll be bothering to watch this more than the one viewing I already managed.

The only other performance I can vaguely say I enjoyed was that of a very young Josh Peck...of Drake and Josh fame...fame may be the wrong word

Anyway...isn't Chris so adorkable!?
I spent the whole time trying to pinch his skinny winny little cheeks through my tablet screen ^_^

You're not alone

Don't have high hopes before watching this, the story barely touches on Judds (Evans) relationship with Courtney (Bosworth)

Most of the screen time is dedicated to the son and the father of the family.
Like I said before the plot is very thin and not entirely realistic, not because the stuff could never happen in real life, just no one would react or resolve the issues raised in the way this family does. Surely

...Basically if the reason they moved from the city to the country was clearer in how severe the events were (or at least could be), the fear of the little boy, it would have had more impact to the characters and in turn the viewer would have been able to identify better with the dilemma of raising a family where there were ...bullies...It's as if the initial bad thing that happens gets skated over a bit and is not allowed to be shown in its full awfulness.
A thing happens...thier son is threatened, so they move away, only to move to a small town also seemingly full of bullies <_<

It's a bit like a lot of other movies (made for tv, hallmark/lifetime) you've seen, that were done better lol

Chris said this was the first movie he made and he did in Mass.

But I don't know if it came before or after Opposite Of Sex which he filmed in 1999.