Treu's sweet-spirited vision of life, and the winning performances of his ensemble of kid actors, gradually broke down most of my resistance.
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08/22/02
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Little Secrets (2001)
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Reviews Counted:48
Fresh:29
Rotten:19
Average Rating:5.5/10
Consensus: Little Secrets is wholesome entertainment for the kids, but also rather bland.
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Reviews for Little Secrets
Every plot development is telegraphed from a mile away, and every character acts in the most obvious manner possible.
09/06/03
Few parents [the kind likely to have made Little Secrets and to whom it seems primarily aimed] will find anything objectionable in this sanitized after-school special-esque of a film, lately that’s progress.
09/13/02
...harmless, wholesome and just barely winning enough to overcome its fantasy-suburban, Norman Rockwell nature.
08/21/02
Zeroes in on the interesting and not often explored topic of the central role of secrets in the private lives of children.
08/22/02
Stick with it and you may find some unexpected pleasures here, especially performances by two adolescent stars who elevate the film above some often-shaky writing.
08/23/02
Treu scores his finest points off the little kids' unfailing cuteness, but the film's broad performances and heavy-handed moralizing strike a note of condescension.
08/20/02
Top CriticBegins in the vein of a Joe Dante suburban satire but ends like a nightmare of Chris Columbus poppycock.
02/09/03
Aesop for dummies.
08/22/02
A touching film that will make audiences smile and cry at young characters who are learning about love and confession.
08/23/02
Top CriticIt's a beguiling exploration of friendship, trust, truth, insecurity and, yes, secrets.
08/23/02
To a large degree, Little Secrets succeeds in a valiant effort to portray a teens struggling with the inevitable pitfalls along the bumpy road to adulthood.
08/23/02
I am rating this movie at three stars because it contains absolutely nothing to object to. That in itself may be objectionable, but you will have to decide for yourself.
08/23/02
Top CriticIt somewhat breaks the tone when Emily admits, 'Mom is very anal,' but then Emily is anal, and so -- nicely -- is the movie.
08/23/02
What you end up with are a bunch of kids acting not like kids, but how adults who've lost all sense of what it was like to be a kid think kids behave.
08/23/02
Top CriticThe shock troops of the Cinema Without Limits army are unlikely to buy many tickets, but those who do will probably see the thing as sanctimonious pabulum -- even for its target audience of adolescents.
08/22/02
Like drinking a glass of milk after swearing off Sprite and vodka. It doesn't have much bite, but it's refreshing in its own way, and it's certainly good for you.
08/22/02
Top CriticAs written by Bantam Books refugee Jessica Bardones, Little Secrets could easily be called Amelia Bedelia Has a Something Up Her Sleeves.
08/08/02
This is simply good filmmaking, and deserving of your attention.
08/26/02
It's safe and heart-warming enough that the 15-and-younger set should love it while their parents won't be bored.
08/23/02
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