Lovesusti
The Worst Film Ever
NekoHomey
Purely Joyful Movie!
Megamind
To all those who have watched it: I hope you enjoyed it as much as I do.
Zandra
The movie turns out to be a little better than the average. Starting from a romantic formula often seen in the cinema, it ends in the most predictable (and somewhat bland) way.
ahop2
If you are in the mood for something other than action or suspense; if you're tired of feeling like you're being condescended to or studying an ideology; if you're in the mood to let a movie take you somewhere good, smile a little, then this is a good movie to give you a rest from Hollywood.Cheesy movie, sure. But quite nicely done. Kudos to the cast, to Kathy Bates and especially to the director.
bluekarma06
I must say I was drawn in by the stellar cast of A-list actors from Kathy Bates and Ovtavia Spencer and Glenn Close who I haven't seen much of the last 20 years. Did not know who the lead actress Sophie Nelisse was but she was outstanding too. It was a tear-jerker for sure, from about the mid-point to the end, I was in tears and at times almost choked up with emotion. I highly recommend this movie for any family to watch as it deals with many issues of growing up, acceptance and rejection and ultimately seeing the value of family and friends. It's really all we have as human-beings and defines who we are ultimately.
jfgibson73
The Great Gilly Hopkins is a beautiful, touching film that should have gotten more attention. Although a wonderful family film, I would guess it will get seen most in middle school classrooms doing a study on the book, which it follows very closely. It's not without some rough edges- -there is some language and behavior that may not be to every parent's liking, but I appreciated that it made an effort to show how a real person might react in her situation. I will say the book told this story more effectively--several scenes had more impact as written, and I felt a much greater sense of urgency in the final scene of the book than I did watching the film. Even so, I think that it's a story that will hook viewers in and keep them invested right to the end. Without being manipulative or delving into false sentiment, The Great Gilly Hopkins made me care about its characters and had me choked up more than once before it was through.
adonis98-743-186503
12-year-old wisecracking Gilly Hopkins finds herself shuffled from foster home to foster home until she meets Maime Trotter. The Great Gilly Hopkins is a movie about a 12 year old girl that stays with a foster family that in the beginning she hates but with time she finds the true meaning of "Family". First of all the cast for this movie is excellent Kathy Bates gives a very sweet performance, the same goes for Octavia Spencer and Glenn Glose as for Julia Stiles her role is very small and i don't think is very memorable, Bill Cobbs is also really good as for the young Sophie Nélisse i really liked her as well although her character at first was kinda annoying to say the truth but still the movie has really great performances, it's a lot of fun and it shows how a Family should really look like and that's why i'll give it a 9 out of 10.