Janette's Reviews
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Excellent movie - it was done very well. And William H Macy as the priest was excellent too.
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Interesting doco about the Beatles and George in particular. Did jump around a bit, especially at the beginning.
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Another excellent Studio Ghibli movie.
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An older Don Adam with all the old gags. A few laughs and predictable outcomes. Was ok.
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Quite funny though very predictable. My teenagers enjoyed it. An extra star for the fabulous Blue Mountains scenery.
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I enjoyed this movie. Definitely one for the over 50s who would appreciate it.
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Enjoyable love story. Have the tissues handy.
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Ok movie for a bit of light entertainment.
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Quite a tear jerker. Fantastic acting. Worth watching.
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What a classic! Great songs.
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Nice family movie with spectacular scenery. Bit silly in parts but then aren't many kids' movies?
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A bit of Aussie fun.
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No comedy in this one and none of the characters are likeable. The best part was the little twist near the end.
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Quite good except the disc we had stopped and started all the way through which made it a bit hard to follow at times.
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Lovely teen growing up story.
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Second time seeing it - enjoyed it just as much.
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Really interesting - what an amazing man. I'm not a huge horse lover but did enjoy this.
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My husband and I really enjoyed this movie. For a serious subject, there are a lot of laughs.
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Wonderful! My husband especially enjoyed it.
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Quite enjoyable - I got quite a few laughs out of it. George Takei was great as the economics professor. The beginning where Larry looses his job is not an uncommon thing in the States I believe which is very sad. Just wouldn't happen in Australia.
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An enjoyable family movie based on a real story.
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Being a Sydney girl, I found this film very interesting, especially as I remember seeing Eternity written when I was a child in the 1960s. Before this movie, I didn't know too much about Arthur Stace. Being an operetta, it is rather unusual but worth watching if you are interested in his story. It shows some of the lovely old suburbs of inner city Sydney and the harbour. It is obviously loosely based on the true story as I read afterwards he had a wife but she isn't mentioned in the movie. Great make-up with the aging process.
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A lot of fun! Basically followed the book except for the airships! Good action, great costumes and scenery. Our teenage daughter enjoyed it too.
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Very interesting.
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Having just visited Vietnam I quite enjoyed this movie. It is interesting that a lot of the traditions can still be seen. It is very art house.
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Great! Wonderful characters.
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Interesting. Worth watching.
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I enjoyed it as much as the kids.
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A bit slow but Kiera Knightley's performance is amazing.
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My 15 yo daughter's favourite movie (and book/s - she's not a reader normally). My partner and I enjoyed it too. Excellent acting.
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A great movie based on true events. Excellent acting by all.
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Not too bad. Bit slow and confusing for the first half (as others have said - Americans would get it more than Aussies) but did improve. Some great acting from a lot of great actors.
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Quite different to similar anime in that the female is not the heroin. Interesting look at teenage life.
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Excellent movie - humour and sadness.
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Enjoyable quirky English movie.
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A lovely anime about a 27 yo woman remembering herself as a 10 yo and making decisions on what she wants in life. Probably not so interesting for young children. Also, it is subtitled. Bit slow at times but a lovely ending. Like most Studio Ghibli films, it has environmental issues, this time about organic farming and getting away from the rat-race of the city.
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Our whole family loved it - even the teenagers! Loved the many cameos and Bret McKenzie's songs too.
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Fun chick flick. Even my husband enjoyed it.
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Excellent documentary with a mixture of interviews in 1992 of people who were involved at the time (lawyers, prison warders, journalists, priest, family etc) and actors (including Colin Friels as Ryan) playing flashbacks. Really did leave you wondering.
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Too over the top for me. First one much better. Did enjoy the interaction between Johnson and Caine. They looked like they had fun making the moving.
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A quirky and interesting take on depression. Not the sort of character I would have expected Mel Gibson in but he does a great job, as does the rest of the cast. Quite emotional at times too.
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Great story, fabulous scenery.
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My 12yo daughter watched this. She said it was quite good. Probably of more interest to boys.
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Totally agree with joffa. The story is very similar to the movie The Borrowers.
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A sweet movie. The ending was sudden but didn't need to be longer.
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Enjoyable movie with a realistic mood of the 1970s. Only problem was that the subtitles were often hard to read and too fast which meant I spent most of my time reading the screen rather than looking at the wonderful characters.
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If you know an Italian Mamma or Nonna, you can relate to this movie, so I found it quite funny in parts because of this. Otherwise, not much going for it.
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Excellent period drama, in three parts. So about 3 hours altogether.
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Another very good anime. Being a cat owner, we especially enjoyed it.
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A fascinating movie. We heard Joyce interviewed last year on the radio, so was great to see the movie.
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Bit slow to start. Enjoyed the English countryside and Rob Brydon's impersonations. My husband and 17yo son really enjoyed it.
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Excellent movie on the plight of refugees. Sad ending though.
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Very good - definitely need some tissues.
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Good acting but rather slow.
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A bit slow at times but an interesting and emotional story about the lead-up to one of the great Melbourne Cup wins. Enjoyed the cameo by the Coodabeens.
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An interesting and well done movie.
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Very interesting doco about the anti Vietnam War years in the US. Shows where a lot of John Lennon's songs came from.
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Shocking story. Definitely, worth watching.
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My hubby and I quite enjoyed it - more than we expected.
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Yes, sad and disturbing but definitely worth watching.
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Interesting story of Mir and his family in post Taliban Afghanistan.
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An enjoyable movie based on a true story.
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Lovely movie based on a true story. Watched with my teenage daughters and husband, who all enjoyed it.
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Interesting look into indigenous issues. An Australian version of NZ's Once were Warriors, but with a happier ending. A bit slow at first and a lot of jumping to and from Perth and the Kimberley. Fantastic landscape scenes, excellent acting and really enjoyed the music.
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Happy, sad and an interesting time in Czech history. And such a cute little boy - great acting by all.
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Quite good. Nice to see Brisbane. Two and a half stars.
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Interesting story, great acting, especially by Kenneth Branagh. Definitely worth watching.
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A quirky little NZ movie. The duck is very cute and such a good actor!
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Interesting part of Jane Austen's life. Worth watching.
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Amazing story, great acting and photographic effects.
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Very disappointing. Very few laughs.
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Interesting story and all the more so because it's true. Great acting too.
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A lovely movie based on a true story. Very interesting.
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An interesting, partly true story, with plenty of humour.
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Great movie with excellent acting by two new actors (at the time). What an amazing true story. One of the girls wrote a diary, so it all happened!
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Watched with my 12yo daughter who loved the cute parts like the Nutcracker and Sorcerer's Apprentice. A bit long though.
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A nice little budget romantic comedy movie with some quirky humour. Having lived in Brisbane for 20 years, I enjoyed the setting.
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Enjoyed this quirky movie. Mike reviewed it perfectly.
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Excellent movie based on a true story. Well acted and a very moving ending.
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Yes, delightful.
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Cute. Watched with my 12yo daughter who loved it.
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Fun to watch and bring back memories of my childhood tv days.
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Lot of suspense and a good finish to the trilogy.
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Great animation of a little know (by most Australians) piece of modern history. It would have been good to be a bit longer but then it is a short film by a student (his first?)
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This is a really nice quirky NZ movie. There were a lot of laugh out loud moments and the end is brilliant, especially featuring John Rowles singing. The parents in the movie are based on real-life parents of the movie's writer.
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A bit of a fun teen movie which a message.
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Not as good as some of the others but still entertaining.
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Enjoyable family movie. Lots of well known Aussie voices.
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Excellent.
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Very funny family movie. My early teenage daughters enjoyed it just as much as my husband and I.
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Interesting to see the story of Robin Hood before he became an outlaw. A few odd bits such as Marion fighting and the orphaned boys with their masks but entertaining none-the-less.
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My teenage daughters really enjoyed it though were disappointed with the end, as there's obviously going to be sequels and they wanted to know the complete ending in this one movie.
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Another enjoyable anime.
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Interesting for its time and seeing well known actors of today.
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A classic of the 1950s. Music wonderful.
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Very interesting and well done movie about Tony Blair and Gordon Browne.
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A good bit of fun and action. The whole family enjoyed it.
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Cute movie and great Elton John music.
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An excellent anime. I think it was one of Hayao Miyazaki's first, which is pretty amazing, as it is so well done.
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A good mix of action and comedy.
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Fantastic series and so funny, especially if you've lived in NZ like we have. Very talented ladies.
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Fairly silly story but good surfing and scenery shots of South Africa. Teenage girls may enjoy.
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Bit slow at the beginning and had trouble understanding the pub conversation - they talked very fast - but was a very interesting movie and well worth watching.
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My teenage daughters have been enjoying these. I've watched a couple of episodes and enjoyed more than I expected. Music is fabulous. Coach Sue - what a horrible character!
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An interesting movie though almost more on her love life than the flying. It's worth watching the deleted scenes as they tell you she was engaged to be married and what sort of work she was in before flying and about George's first wife. These filled out the story a bit more and would have been good in the movie.
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A great 50s musical. Dancing is amazing, especially in the barn raising scene. Great singing too. Main negative is the background scenery - very cheap. I read that the budget was dropped - you can tell.
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A bit slow to start but an interesting and inspiring story.
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A enjoyable movie and the girl was fabulous. What brought down the rating for me was that I could only understand half of what Jeff Bridges was saying because of his mumbling. That was the type of character he was playing but disappointing. Mind you, it didn't seem to affect understanding the movie.
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Good action movie. The whole family enjoyed it.
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Inspiring story. They did a great job on the fashion of the era. And not just a chick flick - my husband loved it too.
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An interesting movie. Worth watching.
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A lovely movie. Keep the tissues handy.
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Another great Hayao Miyazaki movie, with an environmental theme.
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Gripping and great shots of the mountain.
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Really enjoyed it - great effects.
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Watched with my daughters and enjoyed it. Is a tear jerker.
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Predictable storyline but great singing and dancing.
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An interesting insight into Orson Welles. Christian McKay and Welles was fantastic.
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An interesting story of an unusual family. Especially interesting for New Zealanders.
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Good action family movie and Dwayne Johnson is great, as usual. Ending was a bit too emotional and we also had trouble with the DVD stopping and starting in the middle but it didn't affect the story-line.
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I had forgotten I'd seen it previously (when it first came out), so obviously didn't leave a big impression but I did enjoy seeing it again.
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Very good movie for kids and adults alike.
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A good family movie.
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Plenty of good action though storyline not very believable.
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I love this movie. Have just watched it for the second time. Funny, quirky, Brendan Fraser - what more could you ask for?!
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Worth watching. Agree with many of the other comments.
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Slow to start but then the interest and tension builds up. Very emotional ending.
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Pretty silly and very average acting.
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Quite enjoyable. Lots of good actors - try and pick the voices!
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Fun movie, great actors and great music.
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I'd seen a review of this movie a couple of years ago and was keen to see it. Mixed feelings though. It was a bit slow yet quite interesting especially seeing the life of "Cindy" and her family. If you have an interest in China, it's worth watching.
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A bit slow but did enjoy the music and seeing some well known actors singing. And I'm not really a country fan.
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I thought it was only ok but my teenage daughters loved it. The younger one had seen it at the movies and was keen to see it again. Some nice scenery of what looks like the Blue Mtns.
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Not as good as the original series but interesting for Red Dwarf fans.
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I thought it was going to be a movie too but enjoyed it anyway. Loved those recipes. Got me enthused to do some home baking.
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Excellent acting and interesting story.
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I'm not a car fan but do like Eric Bana. So enjoyed seeing the real Eric and a part of Aussie life I know nothing about, ie car rallies and working on cars.
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My daughters and I recently read the book, so were interested in seeing the movie. It started off similarly but there are a few differences, mainly to fit into a standard movie length I presume. I thought the Wilberforces were as I would have imagined them from the book, so thought the effects ok. Has nice views of Auckland if you're interested.
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Enjoyed this quirky and fun musical with some great singing and a lot of well known actors and singers.
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Not Jackie Chan's best but ok for the kids.
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Cute movie. Kids enjoyed it too.
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Fun one for the kids. Love how The Rock can play such goofy parts.
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Interesting and I felt sorry for the young John but the film didn't grab me.
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Wasn't sure about it at the beginning but as it went on, really enjoyed it, especially with Shirley Maclean and friends at the retirement village. The extras are worth watching too, especially the interviews with the retirees.
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Enjoyable. All the connections between people was interesting.
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Really enjoyed this - real laugh out loud at times.
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A fun romantic comedy. Enjoyed the acting of the two main characters.
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