#Little misfortune review movie
But for most kids, a movie that demonstrates that cruelty and verbal abuse lead to success and an extravagant lifestyle is a "little" too much. The truth is that kids won't understand or appreciate the nuances of the comedy, and the conclusions that each kid might draw from the film are anyone's guess. But given the well-publicized fact that Black-ish child actress Martin is an executive producer on the movie and that the poster used the Big font, parents are likely to think that it's appropriate for families. There's not much here that other generations can relate to or - for kids - understand. Unlike its body- and age-swap predecessors, Little is aimed at millennials. It's intended to be a comeuppance to put a hateful 38-year-old into the body of a young teen, but instead, viewers spend two hours with a smirking eighth-grade sociopath. The movie's comedy relies almost exclusively on "oh-no-she-didn't" shock value, which goes up a notch once Jordan becomes a child again. In fact, how she became so successful in the first place is the biggest question, since she doesn't trust her employees' work and we don't see her do anything other than bark orders. Grown-up Jordan is a ranting, raving tyrant who throws out insults at a rate that would give Don Rickles a run for his money. Show moreīody-swap comedies have been a mainstay ever since Josh Baskin grew up to be Tom Hanks, but a very rude and sometimes lewd tween isn't so entertaining. And Jordan doesn't really experience any big consequences for her behavior, which is likely why the film's intended message of staying true to yourself lands with little impact. Profanity is common but mild ("damn," "crap," "hell"), with stronger language only implied sexual innuendo is frequent but subtle and alcohol and drug references are ever present, but kids may only notice adults drinking wine socially. That said, some of the iffy stuff is written to go over kids' heads. This is also where most of the humour comes from. As an 8 year old girl, she's surprisingly strange in that she reacts unexpectedly to what's presented to her and her quirky accent makes everything she says charming and silly. Meanwhile, the movie plays for laughs the shock of seeing a young teen treat people (both adults and other kids) like dirt, try to drink, and make sexual advances toward adult men (including her teacher). The main appeal of Little Misfortune by far is the protagonist herself. Unfortunately, that's likely the message that kids will take from the film, as well as the fact that adult CEO Jordan's ( Regina Hall) meanness yields results: success, a lavish lifestyle, and submissive behavior from underlings. After she's injured by a bully, 13-year-old Jordan ( Marsai Martin) twists her parents' words of encouragement to understand that when she's an adult/boss, then she can be the bully.
Parents need to know that Little is like a flipped take on Big, with an adult being transformed back into a child to (in theory) help her learn some life lessons.
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