Quints (2000)

I'm going to start off this review by saying I know my title doesn't make any sense, but f*ck you, I can do what I want. I'm a self proclaimed good movie reviewer online!1!! Before I go on any further, I just want to mention that Quints had a great idea going for it. The film casted child actress Kimberly J Brown in the lead role, which was a really good decision considering her great performance and likability in Halloweentown. She was engaging and charismatic. Besides casting Brown, the film had something else going for it with the plot, which is very unique, especially for a DCOM. To have a plot that involves a family having five kids that become product celebrities while at the same time a teenage daughter must deal with this success is a very different idea. This film started off with some genuinely funny moments that had me cracking up, including the scene where she blows up her entire town in one imaginary moment, and an entertaining idea with Jamie speaking directly to the viewers, which is termed "breaking the fourth wall." I've never seen this before in any kids movie. Unfortunately, this movie had many more flaws than pros. The film slowly but surely spirals into a sh*tstorm of cheese and corn that leaves you feeling disgusted and empty all at once. With the introduction of the character Albert, I knew this film was doomed to be a failure. I also had to skip every scene with emotional, inspirational art teacher guy because he was so annoying and over the top. I disliked him so much I don't even remember what his name was, and he was a pretty major side character in this movie. If they removed this character as well as Albert, this movie would have been so much better! The absolute worst scene in this entire movie is when poor Kimberly J Brown is dressed up as an enormous diaper. Yes, you read that right, a f*cking diaper. Wow. I literally face palmed when I saw this due to the sheer stupidity of this decision on the filmmakers part. What the literal f*ck were they thinking? That moment cemented for me how awful this movie truly is. Also, can we just talk about Fiona? GOD DAMN was this woman obnoxious and unnecessary. You know what? I take back what I said. The plot of this movie is ridiculous. Expecting an entire DCOM to be entertaining and unique for kids to engage them the entire time with the plot of a family just having five babies and struggling financially and emotionally with this is a horrid idea. Kids like movies that take them to another world, like Halloweentown, and are completely original and magical. They want actual entertainment, not normal familial struggles that are boring even in real life. Go watch Halloweentown, also starring Kimberly J Brown, which is also a DCOM classic for a reason. Quints is not, also for a good reason. The performances from Jamie's parents are what really make this movie cheesy as hell. Where did these people come from, where did they go, why did the dad end up in "Soaked in Bleach" as a cop, and what the hell were the script writers snorting up their hairy nostrils when they wrote this movie? I had vague deja vu while watching this, but never fully remembered it. I guess my brain blocked out the trauma of how horrible this movie viewing experience was for me as a child. Please spare yourself and your children of this horrid movie. Thanks.

This is a cute but at some points the truth. If you are a young teen or young at heart and remember going through the teen years. You will love this movie. Its super cute and adorable.I loved it. If I had this movie around when I was a teen it would have simplified my life.I know a few parents that could open some eyes and see how this movie will help them with the teens they have.I think the 90's and some of the early 00's are the last time great movies and shows had been made. Life changed after this. Well what we watch. Again great teen movie!

Quints despite what you might obviously think is not a film about the birth of quintuplets. It's about the experience of being an older sibling to those quintuplets and the film is seen and narrated through the eyes of their 14 year old sister played by Kimberly J. Brown.I have to say this is one of the better products to come from the Magic Kingdom I've seen in recent years. The cast is very appealing and it's done in such a way that an adult on in years such as myself can empathize with the plight of a 14 year old girl just lost in the shuffle over these babies.Kimberly J. Brown really makes the film, she's a nice normal 14 year old girl just looking to make her niche in the world and she hasn't quite found the thing that moves her. She comes from a pair of normal parents who if anything are a pair of overachievers. Daniel Roebuck and Elizabeth Moorehead want what's best for their daughter, but their vision of what's best clouds the view.They've got their financial problems and of course with five extra mouths to feed, they seem to multiply. But when media consultant Vince Corazza appears on the scene with all kinds of moneymaking ideas for the Quints, the future is bright.The problem is that young Ms. Brown is finally finding herself under the tutelage of a caring art teacher James Kalls. This does lead to a family crisis of sorts.Of course it all is resolved in good Disney fashion. But the film itself is charming. I liked the performances of Roebuck and Moorehead as the decent parents whose heads get a bit turned by the prospect of all that money to be made in exploiting the Quints. And there is a very portrayal of Don Knotts as the state governor who doesn't like to miss his photo opportunities.All in all a very nice family film from the Disney Studios.

I think this movie was adorable. Disney movies are the best. Kimberly J Brown is definately an amazing actress and also well known for her role of Annie Wheaton in Stephen King's Rose Red (Which I also recommend seeing) I expect to see many more good movies from this young actress. I recommend seeing Quints!