This movie is a perfect representation of how romantic comedies are formed. Every Romantic Comedy Ever is summed up in this movie. Literally every one of them smashed into one. From There's Something About Mary to Crazy Stupid Love, this film sums up all of them. Many parts of the movie can be very good, but some...Not so much.... For Example, The scene where Gabe goes all Psycho on Rosemary. It's basically like he's on his period or something. The rest of the movie is very good but will never amount to be a classic like Billy Elliot. The story itself is very well developed for this film and I like the narration from Gabe (most of the times) and the inspirational speech from Josh Hutcherson. Other problems with this film are that the CGI effects in Gabe's fantasies or dreams are mostly pretty cheesy but it doesn't really matter, because It's a kid's fantasy. And that is the end of my review. Thanks for reading.

Saw this movie long time back, its a simple, feel good love story of a 10 year old kid :)A 10 year old boy, goes through school and his parents decide to separate and start to meet new people. In the meantime a cute little girl (RoesMary!! - U will definitely remember this name after seeing the movie :D ) joins in his class. The boy instantly falls in love with her and the story continues with a good pace and good humor and feel good factor. Through the movie, he learns about love, the happiness and pain it gives. Nothing much in the movie to elaborate, watch it and thank me later :) Review - A simple feel good movie, a definite #WeekEndPick - 8/10 :)

amazing text.. amazing acting by the kids. i was not sure at the start if i should watch it with kids as the main stars. i wanted something more richer to spend my evening with. but how much i was wrong.. i never get so excited by a film since some long time.. a great love story that can't get simpler than this. looking back to the film again, I really can't/want to change anything, and that is a sign of job done perfectly. not sure why it flopped in the box office though? the text was well written, well directed .. may be simply we are not ready to hear about love stories for young kids at 11 years old. have to say though that I was not sure about the casting, Charlie Ray looked taller and older than Josh Hutcherson, and overall Josh showed better acting skills than Charlie Ray, but again Josh was the main character in the film. overall, a very lovely film that I will recommend it to anyone who like love movies.

In a world of romantic comedies that with each passing year exponentially dumb down their stories, feature increasingly mediocre acting, and finish with cheesy, predictable endings; it's simply poetic justice that a low-budget movie starring two pre-teens out-shines, and shows up some of Hollywoods' highest paid performers.I happened to come across this movie a few days ago on Lifetime. Having remembered trailers for it when it first came out four years ago, I was hesitant but then again, i was alone, and nothing else was on. for about the first 15 minutes, i was waiting for a reason to get annoyed by this movie and change the channel. But by halfway in, i had become so emotionally invested in the characters of Gabe and Rosemary and their would-be relationship that at times i was out of my chair screaming at the TV.As for this story i talk of, it begins with Gabe and Rosemary as friends from kindergarten until the pandemic of cooties separates them until the 5th grade when Rosemary and Gabe are paired as sparring partners at karate class. Soon, their play dates "practicing" leads Gabe (Josh Hutcherson) head over heels for the adorable Rosemary (Charlie Ray) amidst a divorce between Gabe's parents.Little Manhattan's success rides completely on the shoulders of Hutcherson and Ray, who come through with superb performances, and are helped by an very well written script. L.M. has the ability to bring the audience to fits of joy, laughter, heartbreak, and tears much like the characters on screen do. As for me, this movie was like looking through a time capsule of myself as 10/11. Listening to Gabe's inner monologue seemed to be as if listening to myself word for word, and at times, Gabe can deliver some surprisingly wise commentary, preaching about the truth about love and it's trials and tribulations.If anything, many of the scenes in L.M. are genius and bring a great deal of magic onto the screen. My favorite scene, and one that brought a 16 year old boy such as myself to tears, was a little over halfway in. Gabe is invited by Rosemary to a jazz concert in NY. As the music begins to play, Gabe is yelling at himself to do or not to hold Rosemary's hand. When he does it lasts for about a second and Rosemary quickly pulls away, causing Gabe and the audience to panic momentarily. From Gabe's POV, we see Rosemary wipe the sweat from her hand on her blouse and this time, she reaches out and slowly grabs Gabe's hand. They then look at each other and smile, and the camera cuts away to a shot of them hand-to-hand, next to each other, and they are at least for now, in love.I'd recommend this movie to anyone and I disagree with people labeling it as a date movie, or a movie targeted for young girls. There isn't a specific gender or age group that would or would not appreciate this movie; instead this movie will hit close to home for anyone who's ever felt the joy and pain of being in love.