Jeanskynebu the audience applauded

UnowPriceless hyped garbage

Pluskylang Great Film overall

Portia Hilton Blistering performances.

powermandan Little Men is a small but wonderful gem of a film. It is not great, heck it doesn't live up its potential, but there are some elements that make this worth watching. The movie is about two teenagers from Brooklyn that become best friends. Jake Jardine is a timid artist and Tony Calvelli is more outgoing and an aspiring actor. Jake's dad (Greg Kinnear) is a struggling actor, so it all seems to fit together well. Jake's grandfather owned a dress shop and Tony's mother was the most valuable employee. Jake and Tony meet at the funeral, but it also becomes the battleground for the parents.Jake and Tony's friendship is touching. They play video games, joke around, roller-blade, etc. We know that they have each other's back no matter what. The only problem is we don't see much of this. At 85 minutes, more stuff could have been built around the kids. Their friendship is upstaged by the parents. Bad move.The parents' rivalry is so uninteresting. Who cares about a silly old lease? We want to see that blossoming friendship between Jake and Tony. I'm not saying that the parental aspect isn't important, because it really is. The movie is about the impact that feuding parents have on best friends. I just simply disagree with the time that was devoted to each story. The only part of Jake and Tony's story I didn't like was them going to a teenage nightclub. Other than that, I enjoyed every minute of the time spent with them. When the kids are brought into the mix of the parents, it is very well done. But it is over much too quickly. It also featured a bad ending that could easily have been avoided.This movie needs to be remade sometime in the next few years. It had so much potential and everybody can see where they went wrong. Is this a bad movie? No. Some things are great. Just enough to give a thumbs up. But I would love to see a revised version of this.

Ironically Unimpressed Had this movie been more about the boys and less about the hard-to-like adults, it could have been something pure, fresh, exciting. Unfortunately, it turns out to be nothing but a constant skidding into the margins of a plot that never gets past the original idea.Was this filmed with the sole purpose of indulging the viewer with a superbly shot, colorful urban reality? It gains ground there. Maybe we were supposed to pour out our emotional responses on account of Greg Kinnear's, admittedly very talented, ever-downcast writhing eyebrows? Because that would be another minor win for Little Men.Alas, I don't think either of those points carry any sort of validity so, all in all, it all wraps up into a sad 'no'.

tomcaton There are three main types of movies, good ones, bad ones and ones that are overlooked by the public. Yes, it is not a masterpiece and has flaws, but still I enjoyed watching this and I was shocked to see the IMDb rating and the box office result. Though independent movies like this don't make much back it still should of made it's 2 million budget. The performance were almost all good, with the exception of a few, it was well paced so I could truly experience the chemistry growth between the two children who come from two entirely different backgrounds.To conclude it is an underrated movie that brings out a range of emotions, but yes it is not perfect.

Tony Heck "The neighborhoods changing." Brian Jardine (Kinnear) is a struggling actor who has just lost his father. He heads to Brooklyn for the funeral and to deal with his fathers estate. He discovers that a small business was costing his father money, and is unable to continue the same deal. This causes tension with him and the owner of the business, which is further enhanced by the fact that Brian's son and the son of the owner are best friends. This is a really good movie that makes you think. You really struggle to decide who is in the right and can see both sides equally. The dynamic of the adults and the kids relationships are really fleshed out and are the true heart of the movie. That said, the movie could have been really good but it stayed a little monotone and the end just kind of happened. When you watch this you will see what I mean. Overall, the acting and writing are good, but it felt a little flat at some parts and really just came to an abrupt end, which hurt the movie a little bit. I disappointingly give this a B-.