Movie #135 "Ballet Shoes" - I wasn't familiar with the children's classic this is based on (it was mentioned in "You Got Mail" by Meg Ryan when recommending a book at Tom Hanks' bookstore), but it was nice to be introduced to it in this made-for-tv movie. The girls struggle in life --- they are orphans --- they are poor--- they only have each other, so all that makes for a good story. The girls are stiff Brits, and you'd like to see them loosen up and be more human like so we can get pulled in more to the film, so I marginally recommend it. Nanny McPhee was better, and so was Kit Kittredge, so this was only marginally good. But if someone is looking for a movie to instill values to a young girl, this might be it. OR, of course, read the book, which is probably much better than this rendition. It's interesting to see Emma Watson as something other than Hermione, though (Harry Potter series). She plays Pauline, the acting wannabee in this one. Not bad.
Average rating: 3.458
I gave it 3 stars
Ballet Shoes
(2007) PG
An unusual explorer named Gum (Richard Griffiths) and his kindly niece (Emilia Fox) adopt three orphans -- Pauline (Emma Watson), Petrova (Yasmin Paige) and Posy (Lucy Boynton) -- and raise them as sisters in 1930s London. But the girls must fend for themselves when Gum doesn't return from one of his adventures. Together, they nurture their passions for acting, aviation and ballet in this charming TV adaptation of Noel Streatfield's novel.
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