The kids in this syrupy family picture are spunky tykes and the adults are dolts, but Wood is worth watching because she's so clearly ready to play nobody's girl but her own.
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09/05/02
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Little Secrets (2001)
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Reviews Counted:13
Fresh:9
Rotten:4
Average Rating:5.3/10
Consensus: Little Secrets is wholesome entertainment for the kids, but also rather bland.
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Top CriticThere are a lot of movies out there made for fourteen-year-old boys, a ton of movies made for six-year-old kids, this movie is made for ten-year-old girls and for what it is, I really like it.
08/27/02
Top CriticWhat 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 CriticA touching film that will make audiences smile and cry at young characters who are learning about love and confession.
08/23/02
Top CriticGood intentions don't necessarily make for compelling storytelling.
08/23/02
Top CriticI 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
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08/23/02
Top CriticBudding adolescents shouldn't find much fault with this pleasantly diverting, albeit formulaic, teen drama.
08/23/02
Top CriticMs. Wood has a poise and wistfulness beyond her years, and she seems likely to follow the path of the child star Diane Lane into more nuanced adult roles.
08/22/02
Top CriticLurking beneath a sentimental surface and a treacly hearts-and-flowers score, Blair Treu's Little Secrets offers some genuine substance for youthful audiences.
08/22/02
Top CriticMore of a suburban fantasy than real-world slice-of-life, the small film still manages to capture some teenage talk and emotional concerns.
08/22/02
Top CriticOne can hardly argue with the desire to make a wholesome movie for families that extols honesty and decency, but it all comes too easily, too superficially.
08/22/02
Top CriticLike 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 CriticTreu 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
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