Review of A Little PrincessThis movie is one of the most enchanting movies I have ever seen because of the main character's imagination and stories that make you feel like you are standing beside her as she tells them. Sarah, the little princess, has a beautiful character, that is illuminated by her journey from privilege, through tragedy and back. Throughout these exciting events, she remains confident and kind to everyone. She enchants everyone even those who are determined not to like her. The movie has twists and turns that keep you on the edge of your seat and keep you rooting for the main character and the magical events that change her life. This movie is a great watch for family's as it offers something for adults and children alike and will offer a great discussion about kindness humanity and love

Alfonso Cuaron's A Little Princess of one of the most gorgeous, sumptuous, painstakingly detailed films I've ever seen. It sets up its characters with a primal love and simple care which really makes you identify with them, and really tugs on the heartstrings when peril befalls them. I don't know if it won an award for production design but it damn well should have. The lavish 1920s New York they have created is a a breathtaking marvel, full of beautiful period accurate costumes, ornately designed building interiors, and smoky, desperate NY streets. Liesel Matthews is electrifying as Sarah Crewe, an Army Captain's daughter who is left at a high end school for girls in the heart of the city, when her father goes to war. There she meets other girls, both friendly and unfriendly, and falls under the prudish eye of the stern, unpleasant headmistress (Eleanor Bron). Sarah, taught the ways of optimism, kindness and understanding by her wonderful father (Liam Cunningham in a stunning performance of subtle anguish and heartfelt devotion), is a force of healing and reconciliation for her new friends, urging each of them in their own way to face their problems, and better themselves. All but the cold headmistress, who is so damaged by whatever unfortunate past that she is unreachable. Bron plays her not as a wicked caricature, but a deeply broken woman who just can't comprehend what it's like to love or be loved anymore. Cuaron takes the material from the book, paired with the excellent screenplay and treats the world and characters not in a kid friendly, sugar coated way, but throws real characters into an undeniably harsh WW1 environment and respects each performer to bring complex, realized characters to the screen. Considering most of the players are no older than twelve, that's a pretty outstanding feat of collaboration. And did I mention the production design? It's simply a jaw dropping wonder of artistic creation, each new set piece buzzing with atmosphere and tangible life. I seriously wish there was a Blu Ray. This is my favourite Cuaron film (maybe tied with Gravity) and one of the most mature, seriously taken child orientated films of the 1990's.

This was such a beautiful film. It is one of the best kids movies ever made, and it is also the best movie directed by Alfonso Cuaron, a very good movie director (Despite the fact that sometimes he made bad movies such as "Y tu Mama También") This version was a much better adaptation than the 1939 (Which is a very good film, but honestly I think this was a better adaptation of the book) This film had the heart in the right place, and captures perfectly all the emotion and beauty from the book. It has an excellent visual style, the music and the performances were quite good too.I loved this movie. I wish there were more kid's films like this. I highly recommend it to anyone.

an absolute waste of time and money....... if one is going to see a film .... do the smart thing and get the Shirley Temple movie.My girlfriend had NEVER seen OLD movies before meeting me. She'd seen the Mummy and I introduced her to the old Boris Karloff 1932 movie.She saw the Jackie Chan piece of crap Around the World in 80 Days, so I showed her the 1956 movie.She saw the Harrison Ford Sabrina and then the Bogart, Hepburn, Holden movie.The pathetic Eddie Murphy The Nutty Professor was watched by her some time in the past, so I found the 1963 Jerry Lewis movie for her.Need I say that the old one was the one appreciated more in each case? (I could have listed more, like Belushi vs Bogart (Sahara) or War of the Worlds 2005 vs 1953...and several others like The Seven Samurai vs The Magnificent 7) The next thing to find is a Rat Pack Ocean's 11 for her :) Most remakes of a story line do NOT live up to the older one..... and this A Little Princess is probably the second worst remake I have ever seen. Jackie Chan's Around the World in 80 Days is the only remake I can think of that tops this one in terms of patheticness