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It's the sort of movie I admire more in retrospect than I did while watching it.
It's rendered in a very touching and authentic and beautiful way.
The story is a pleasant enough diversion with a positive message about seeing the troubled person behind the bully and the importance of keeping an open mind.
For all that Bridge to Terabithia does to encourage children to exercise their imaginations and pursue the arts, the movie's producers give only glimpses of the wonderful creatures and magical kingdom dreamed up by two children.
Despite its small scale, Bridge offers a lot of things you won't see in most children's movies, including honest dialogue, actions that have consequences and some truly moving moments.
Bridge to Terabithia the movie, like the book, is buckets-of-tears sad. Director Csupo and company manage to get that -- the simple power of a story about kindred souls, about loss, about the limitless possibilities of a lively mind -- just right.
Bridge to Terabithia leaves you with a lot of nagging questions and holes, and it never feels fully developed to its potential.
The screenplay retains the gritty emotion of its source but gets ponderous in the iconic third act.
The film, though, takes us to a world in which imagination comes to life, with lavish CGI special effects giving the magic of Terabithia a palpable presence it never had in the book, even in Jess and Leslie's imaginations.
The Bridge to Terabithia is chockablock with some terrible child acting--especially on the part of the supporting cast.
The fantasy scenes ... do not resonate with the mythic power of those in Pan's Labyrinth, but this is as moving a coming of age story as one could want.
sort of awful, but it goes places most conventional children's entertainments fail to go
Radiates with youthful imagination and the joys of using it to abandon the everyday.
Una película entretenida y emotiva sobre la idea de la pérdida, el dolor, la culpa, y sobre todo de la imaginación como válvula de escape. No es el típico pasatiempo inocente que promete; es mucho más interesante que eso.
Pleasing magical coming-of-age kidpic.
Beautiful lesson in friendship for young and old.
A champion of imagination.
Though only rated PG, the mature subject matter of this optimistic, sensitive saga about mourning and renewal might prove to be too upsetting for younger tykes accustomed to happily-ever-after fare.
A worthy adaptation of Katherine Paterson's beloved children's book, made special by the performances of the two young stars.
It's a rare film that gives children an honest voice that doesn't talk down to them. Yet at the same time, there's also a solid film inside for adults to enjoy as well.
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