My Girl (1991)
Vada Sultenfuss is obsessed with death. Her mother is dead, and her father runs a funeral parlor. She is also in love with her English teacher, and joins a poetry class over the summer just to impress him. Thomas J., her best friend, is "allergic to everything", and sticks with Vada despite her hangups. When Vada's father hires Shelly, and begins to fall for her, things take a turn to the worse...
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As a child, this movie was THE movie that introduced me to grief and loss in cinematic form. It was the first movie that made me feel feelings that were not purely happiness. Grief, sadness, and loss. I've had discussions with friends recently that have led us to realize something about this movie... "My Girl" is, hands down, the "Manchester by the Sea" of our generation.
It is a nice movie to watch when you wanna relax. The romance between two kids is shown in a kids' way. Showing the summer time and the ordinary things in kids' life, movie is not making u tensed. Even though it is not the kind of movie which builds up suspense and makes you curious about the ending, is very successfully captures the attention from beginning. You don't need to be patient to watch this movie. Veda is a little girl growing up in a funeral home who is pretty normal kid but growing up in funeral home and knowing her dad is working on dead bodies in their basements, has some effects on her. on the other hand, Thomas J. is very simple fragile kid who is allergic to everything and follows his routine all the time. The movie might sound common and boring but it has a twist on it. Worth watching
This is undoubtedly one of the movies that gives you advices.if you looking for advices for being scared of death or sex(which Shelly explains to vada about sex),this movie is right for you.this movie stars a litte girl name vada.living with her father after her moms death.she lives in a funeral home with yes her dad.but she goes to the doctor a few times faking her symptoms.(chock on a chicken bone wasn't fake...was it?)why does she fake her symptoms? Thats for you to find out.and i notice throughout the movie,she uses the bathroom several times throughout the movie.but did she really use it or she faking it?thats for you to find out also.ask yourself this,would you watch this?if your under 5,don't watch it as it has some inappropriate stuff in it.if your over 5 and under 10,watch it with your parents.if your over 10 and under 15,this is the average age for viewers.if your over 15 and under 30,this movie is not recommended for viewers these age as this movie is childish.if your over 30 and under 50,i will recommend this with you and your kids and probably husband or wife or boyfriend or girlfriend.if you watch it alone and your a man or woman and love kids,then i recommend this.but i must warn you:vada can be quite annoying and stubborn.probably make you not watch it anymore.if you don't care,watch it at your own risk.now for the scores for each part of the movie:Graphics:(n/a)no graphics.just live action.but the movie is kinda bury though.Music:(10/10)there some songs(including my girl).and vada and Thomas sings while on the bikes.so there's nothing special or bad about it.Storyline:(9/10)its about vada and her dad lives in a funeral home doing work on dead people.and vada is scared of death because of her mother passing and scared that she might die due to chicken bone in her throat.her life is terrible but cured by a young boy name Thomas j.but it gotten worst when a woman name Shelly enter their lives by working with her dad name harry.this cause vada to run away.and thinking her father doesn't care about her.so she ran to her future love...but he was married.her heart broken.so she has no choice but to run to the river by herself.then she returns home and her dad apologizes for him telling her stuff that he didn't wanna tell her.there's one problem.she complains a lot and there's special too.her dad giving advices.Plotholes:(-0)i don't think there's any so no.Innapropiate scenes or lines:(10/10)there's no inappropriate scenes.there's no inappropriate lines.Embarrassing moments(10/10):noneFunny moments(0/10):noneFrightening scenes(10/10):noneNudity(10/10):nonecharacter deaths(9/10):vada's mother(before start of film) and Thomas jThats the end of review.
This was one of those innocent family drama which can leave you heavyhearted and with teary eyes. A light movie which explores the innocence of a child's mind and influence of the environment they live in on them.It is the story of little Vada, who is trying to cope up with hard reality of death in her life. Her mother is dead and she has a busy and gloomy undertaker for a father. So being neglected, she tries to gain attention and only has one friend.As the story progresses one falls in love with Vada and Thomas J. Both the characters are depicted beautifully and innocently by the new comer Anna and our favorite child actor, Macaulay. The film does tend to be a little boring at times but catches up in the last 30 minutes or so, but last 5 to 7 minutes still seemed to be a little stretched.Direction: Good.Script/Screenplay: The story is simple, but the screenplay is good.Acting: Fine performance by Anna, Macaulay and Lee Curtis.Music: Sweet and fitting.A light movie which can be enjoyed witch family or a loved one over a cup of coffee.