“ Love is a wonderful feeling which stabs you in the heart and leaves you bleeding on the ground”
Childhood sweethearts we’ve all had them, for some they last for others they don’t but ah… they all do leave behind a lasting impression. Whether that special someone was just a crush, a fantasy or an absolute nightmare they were always those times when we thought that “ we were meant to be together” , but later we realize that madam destiny had her own sweet plans and that’s when we move from being kids to adults………..
Little Manhattan is a wonderful movies which highlights the dizzying heights and neurotic lows of first lst love…….
“ Little Manhattan is a love letter to the joys and pains of first love, this is a giant sweetheart of a movie—a lightning-in-a-bottle rarity that will entertain adults as much as it will children (around eight and up) all the while never once talking down to any age group. This isn't merely a cutesy, lightweight romp (like, for example, Disney Channel series'), either, but a heartfelt, realistic, deeply touching motion picture that gets just right the feeling of being eleven years old and discovering your first pangs of romantic affection.
That is exactly what happens to Gabe (Josh Hutcherson), a boy on the cusp of adolescence who is enjoying a carefree summer of hanging out with his guy friends on the Upper West Side of Manhattan until Rosemary (Charlie Ray), a classmate he has known since kindergarten, shows up in his beginners karate class. Once friends before the whole cooties epidemic hit in the first grade, Gabe suddenly sees Rosemary in a whole new light. He doesn't quite know what it is, but his racing heart every time he looks at her is a feeling he likes. Paired up as sparring partners, they soon become good friends again—spending time at each other's homes, going to Central Park, secretly journeying downtown to the Village to check out a possible home for Gabe's father, Adam (Bradley Whitford), who is currently going through a divorce with mother Leslie (Cynthia Nixon). With Rosemary headed to camp in just a few weeks that Gabe begins to fear this may be his one and only chance to tell her how he feels about her.
Meanwhile, as the two become closer, Gabe grapples with garnering the courage to kiss her, something that he finds himself chickening out with. When they attend a concert with Rosemary's parents and finally hold hands for the first time, it is a purely magical moment. As the summer wears on and Rosemary's departure for camp draws near, Gabe grows all the more sure that he loves her. But, when the time comes to express his feelings, Rosemary's reaction to the news avoids going over-the-top or warm and fuzzy, and is played just right. She is, after all, still just a kid who isn't quite ready to start quote-unquote "dating." ”
This is not a “wine n roses and happily ever after” romantic movie but very moving in its utter simplicity so for all of you out there who have lost faith in the very phenomenon of “ love” it is a must watch as it rekindles one’s faith in sweet innocent love.
Childhood sweethearts we’ve all had them, for some they last for others they don’t but ah… they all do leave behind a lasting impression. Whether that special someone was just a crush, a fantasy or an absolute nightmare they were always those times when we thought that “ we were meant to be together” , but later we realize that madam destiny had her own sweet plans and that’s when we move from being kids to adults………..
Little Manhattan is a wonderful movies which highlights the dizzying heights and neurotic lows of first lst love…….
“ Little Manhattan is a love letter to the joys and pains of first love, this is a giant sweetheart of a movie—a lightning-in-a-bottle rarity that will entertain adults as much as it will children (around eight and up) all the while never once talking down to any age group. This isn't merely a cutesy, lightweight romp (like, for example, Disney Channel series'), either, but a heartfelt, realistic, deeply touching motion picture that gets just right the feeling of being eleven years old and discovering your first pangs of romantic affection.
That is exactly what happens to Gabe (Josh Hutcherson), a boy on the cusp of adolescence who is enjoying a carefree summer of hanging out with his guy friends on the Upper West Side of Manhattan until Rosemary (Charlie Ray), a classmate he has known since kindergarten, shows up in his beginners karate class. Once friends before the whole cooties epidemic hit in the first grade, Gabe suddenly sees Rosemary in a whole new light. He doesn't quite know what it is, but his racing heart every time he looks at her is a feeling he likes. Paired up as sparring partners, they soon become good friends again—spending time at each other's homes, going to Central Park, secretly journeying downtown to the Village to check out a possible home for Gabe's father, Adam (Bradley Whitford), who is currently going through a divorce with mother Leslie (Cynthia Nixon). With Rosemary headed to camp in just a few weeks that Gabe begins to fear this may be his one and only chance to tell her how he feels about her.
Meanwhile, as the two become closer, Gabe grapples with garnering the courage to kiss her, something that he finds himself chickening out with. When they attend a concert with Rosemary's parents and finally hold hands for the first time, it is a purely magical moment. As the summer wears on and Rosemary's departure for camp draws near, Gabe grows all the more sure that he loves her. But, when the time comes to express his feelings, Rosemary's reaction to the news avoids going over-the-top or warm and fuzzy, and is played just right. She is, after all, still just a kid who isn't quite ready to start quote-unquote "dating." ”
This is not a “wine n roses and happily ever after” romantic movie but very moving in its utter simplicity so for all of you out there who have lost faith in the very phenomenon of “ love” it is a must watch as it rekindles one’s faith in sweet innocent love.
3 comments:
aww... thats really sweet.. will definately try and watch it soon
This is not a “wine n roses and happily ever after” romantic movie but very moving in its utter simplicity so for all of you out there who have lost faith in the very phenomenon of “ love” it is a must watch as it rekindles one’s faith in sweet innocent love.
Wow. That was an amazing review.
thanx.......
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