Good concept, poorly executed.

One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

It's a good bad... and worth a popcorn matinée. While it's easy to lament what could have been...

Each character in this movie — down to the smallest one — is an individual rather than a type, prone to spontaneous changes of mood and sometimes amusing outbursts of pettiness or ill humor.

It's as if they pulled the plug on the show in the middle of the final season. If they were to do a movie to give the show a proper ending I would watch it and even though it has been nearly 10 years since the show ended, they could pull it off by making it about the characters 10 years later.

My teenage son could not get enough of this show, which is what had me decide to watch it- so that would be two positive ratings. The show has several story threads: sci fi adventure with an evil cabal, high school drama and family dynamics. They weave together to hit all the entertainment buttons. Kyle, the brilliant fish out of water, is played perfectly by Matt Dallas who manages an endearing innocence as he discovers his powers, how life works, and the secrets of his past. He gives a non-judgmental Buddha-like narration, but his character is by no means emotionless. One of the strongest relationships in the show is the mother/son relationship between Nicole and Kyle which is convincing enough to make this mom tear up. The teenage themes are universal, so probably expected, but when seen through Kyle's eyes they are fresh and entertaining. I was most impressed by the emotional maturity that the characters brought to the resolutions of their situations. Some reviewers found that unrealistic, but I found it refreshing and extremely satisfying. Character development unfolds over the course of the series as new life experiences bring the characters new choices and growth opportunities. Younger brother, Josh, provides most of the comic relief and also shows great growth as a character and great acting from Jean-Luc Bilodeau in spanning the emotional arc. While this review may sound a bit clinical, it was actually fun, action filled, heart-felt and funny. What's not to like? (except ending the series midseason with a cliffhanger!)

Nicole (Marguerite MacIntyre) and Stephen Trager (Bruce Thomas) have two kids Lori (April Matson) and Josh (Jean-Luc Bilodeau). The Seattle family takes in amnesiac teen Kyle (Matt Dallas). He seems to be mute and unaware of the most basic things. Also he doesn't have a belly button. He is taken with next door neighbor Amanda Bloom (Kirsten Prout). Declan McDonough is the mysterious stranger. Later, the gang is joined by Jessi (Jaimie Alexander) who is closely related to Kyle.This is very intriguing teen high school drama with a serious sci-fi angle. The idea that the guy has to learn the most basic of human interaction while being a supercomputer leads to all kinds of great possibilities. The cast is full of likable young actors. Then the second season introduced the very stunning Jaimie Alexander. Sadly it lasted only 3 seasons, but once it got stuck on the sci-fi merry-go-around, the series loses a bit of steam.

I enjoyed this series a lot. I kind of forgot about it once Secret Life came on. I never watched Secret Life, I thought that show was stupid. I never got to finish the seasons because I got busy with other stuff. Anyways, I loved this series. I found it on YouTube later and wondered why it was canceled. There was such chemistry between Kyle and Jessi. I liked Kylanda at first. I thought they had great chemistry, they way she still talked to him even though at first he came into her house and had an announced friend show up at the pool. Wink wink. then I realized that Kylassi were really meant to be. I liked the plot, it was great, at times, I do wish there was more sci-fi and less drama. Secret life should've never taken over, I guess people are dumb enough to go for that teen pregnancy drama. They have 5.1/10 rating on here while Kyle XY has a 7.4/10 rating.