Synopsis
Emily is a plucky preteen who is entrusted with her young neighbors' most private and cherished secrets. Every Wednesday, Emily sets up a booth in her backyard that regularly attracts the guilty young souls of the neighborhood. These include Philip, whose clumsiness and his interest in Emily make him a challenging client. But complications ensue when she suddenly finds it difficult to keep all of her neighbors' secrets to herself.
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Cast
- Evan Rachel WoodEmily Lindstrom
- Michael AngaranoPhilip
- David GallagherDavid
- Danielle C. RyanLea
- Vivica A. FoxPauline
- Jan BrobergCaroline Lindstrom
- Rick MacyEddie Lindstrom
- Paul KiernanDon Lenox
- Tayva PatchElaine Lenox
- Caitlin E.J. MeyerIsabelle
Recommendations
- 75
Chicago Sun-Times
The film is upbeat, wholesome, chirpy, positive, sunny, cheerful, optimistic and squeaky-clean. It bears so little resemblance to the more complicated worlds of many members of its target audience (girls 4 to 11) that it may work as pure escapism. - 70
The New York Times
Sunny, pleasant, squeaky-clean family film in which nothing surprising happens, and that is the point. Ms. Wood has a poise and wistfulness beyond her years, and she seems likely to follow the path of the child star Diane Lane into more nuanced adult roles. - 63
Philadelphia Inquirer
A wholesome little drama aimed at the pre- and early-teen crowd. - 63
New York Daily News
Treu and screenwriter Jessica Barondes may not have their ears to the ground that's trod by real kids, but as they did with their previous film, "Wish Upon a Star," they're allowed to dream. - 60
New Times (L.A.)
A teen-anxiety movie that leaves no doubt where it stands on "family values" and moral absolutes: It approves. The shock troops of the Cinema Without Limits army are unlikely to buy many tickets, but those who do will probably see the thing as sanctimonious pabulum -- even for its target audience of adolescents. - 58
Entertainment Weekly
The kids in this syrupy family picture are spunky tykes and the adults are dolts, but Wood is worth watching because she's so clearly ready to play nobody's girl but her own. - 58
Seattle Post-Intelligencer
Treu's sweet-spirited vision of life, and the winning performances of his ensemble of kid actors, gradually broke down most of my resistance. - 50
Village Voice
The film's broad performances and heavy-handed moralizing strike a note of condescension sure to be heard by the alienated teenager within us all.
