The movie deals with trials and tribulations of a young girl on the verge of reaching teenhood. I want to keep this review short, since the movie has very little to offer aside from very well caught glimpses on the psyche of a young little girl. Glimpses such as peer pressure to fit in a new school, the awkwardness of hormonal and bodily changes, moral ambiguities that arise after one becomes part of a clique.
All very well done and masterfully caught on camera. The main lead girl is adorable and plays her part very well. There is also a conflict that is supposed to be the main premise of the movie which is being born to parents with different religious backgrounds but no real conflict ever arises. And apart from some scenes of the main girl having inner monologues talking to god and some very mild conflict scenes inside the family there is never any real tension arising from that theme.
You could cut out all the religious premises and the movie would remain nearly unchanged. So the movie becomes a brief and authentic glimpse at a little girls mild struggles in the transitional phase of her life. Heartwarming but uninteresting. No conflict, no story, no movie.
All very well done and masterfully caught on camera. The main lead girl is adorable and plays her part very well. There is also a conflict that is supposed to be the main premise of the movie which is being born to parents with different religious backgrounds but no real conflict ever arises. And apart from some scenes of the main girl having inner monologues talking to god and some very mild conflict scenes inside the family there is never any real tension arising from that theme.
You could cut out all the religious premises and the movie would remain nearly unchanged. So the movie becomes a brief and authentic glimpse at a little girls mild struggles in the transitional phase of her life. Heartwarming but uninteresting. No conflict, no story, no movie.