I think this movie has no new storyline. And the ending is also not giving a good message. I feel bad for the Indys best friend.

As the movie progressed you quickly see the abnormal household she is in and how she doesn't even see it. Her home situation plight and her mature way of expressing her self to Bryant and then her best friend show she is young but growing up in a good way. I thought the boy Bryant showed wisdom beyond his years, but his father certainly was part of it. A movie that I think is a good model of behavior and thinking for young people and projects a bit ideal, but typical healthy family. I did think realistically her relationship Bryant at her emotionally weak time, might have been delayed until she got a new perspective on her life, but was ok anyway, she still has her life ahead of her and now a great start. Wish all foster kids can have such a happy ending.

The script is badly written, and the acting is either wooden or baffoonish. It is neither a fairy-tale (magically speaking), nor in anyway realistic enough to make any sense. I am sorry for all involved in it's production.

This is not a film that I'd ever choose to watch. In fact, it was my sister who picked this film. I thought I'd be gone in a few minutes - I was tempted to but I wanted to gauge how bad the film was after seeing the clichéd Aunt.However, with such character clichés and a following coincidence where Indy finds out more about her Mother's experience, this film grew on me. I stopped caring as much about the aforementioned and became involved with the protagonist. This is directly due to the solid performance of Paris Warner who plays Indy. Her portrayal is naturalised of someone who has grown to be treated subserviently. And given the anti-Cinderella stamp (based on the novel by Jenni James), Warner was able to evade the synonymous character to some extent, allowing the character to have her own story.