Hellen I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Connianatu How wonderful it is to see this fine actress carry a film and carry it so beautifully.

Ketrivie It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

StyleSk8r At first rather annoying in its heavy emphasis on reenactments, this movie ultimately proves fascinating, simply because the complicated, highly dramatic tale it tells still almost defies belief.

eddie_baggins Shining a light on both suburban life and the trial's of one being faithful to their spouses in a world were temptation lay in wait behind every corner, Todd Field's confronting and brilliantly realised Blue Velvet like look at the lives of some very flawed human beings is a strong and powerful today as it was upon release in 2006.Nominated for 3 Academy Awards including nominations for two if its stars Kate Winslet and the unforgettable Jackie Earle Haley as the films vilified and mentally unstable Ronnie, Field's film is one of those rare drama's where every single actor is on the top of their game with Winslet, Haley and in particular the often disappointing Patrick Wilson delivering what all could well be career best turns in their respective roles.A large portion of Little Children's screentime is dedicated to the budding friendship/affair that starts up between Winslet's frustrated and angry housewife Sarah and Wilson's meandering stay at home dad Brad, as the two find solace in one another as their stalled lives come to a head and their community is overtaken with concern and outrage over the recent arrival of Haley's convicted criminal to their normally quiet and unassuming suburb.Adapted for the screen alongside Little Children's novelist Tom Perrotta, Field's wastes no line of dialogue or no scene in his 130 minute expose of the ever present battle to be content and the desire to be loved and to love and it's not often film character's feel so alive and real as they do here in this film.Winslet's Sarah is an intellectually smart and dedicated mother battling with a husband whose far from loyal in his own right, Wilson's lost soul like Brad has the trophy wife and beloved son but is seemingly lost with where he wants to get to in his life while Haley's Ronnie is an initially repulsive figure that somehow becomes something more as we grow to understand his true nature and the affliction he is battling with day to day while being surrounded by hatred of a world that lacks understanding for his condition.Little Children is very far from an uplifting experience but with these true to life and often against the odds understandable creations at the forefront, Field's film becomes an experience that will become a poignant one for many and a reassurance that everyone, no matter their circumstances, is battling in the wars of life.Final Say - If you've never seen Little Children, this is well and truly a film worth tracking down and while its often confronting and unashamedly raw in its uncompromising views of everyday human life and the ups and downs of relationship's, Field's film is a movie of real power and quiet beauty that can comfortable sit alongside other similar classics like American Beauty, Blue Velvet and Magnolia.4 ½ hastily evacuated pools out of 5

Davis P Little Children (2006) is a film that follows several different characters and their painful lives. Sarah (Kate Winslet) is a wife and mother of a three year girl. Brad (Patrick Wilson) is a husband and father of a toddler aged son, he stays home with his son while his wife is the main breadwinner. They both take their children to the nearby playground during the day, that is where they end up meeting. They end up spending more and more time with one another during the day when they take their kids out. This time they spend eventually turns into an affair. They end up having sex while their spouses are at work. Then, the film also follows the character of Ronnie, played by Jackie Earle Haley. Ronnie is a sexual predator, he was arrested for exposing himself to a minor, and now he is living with his mother and everyone in the neighborhood, parents especially, are very worried that he's living near them, because of the large amount of kids in the neighborhood. There are other characters that are in the mix too, like Wilson's wife in the film, played by Jennifer Connelly, and Noah Emmerich. I will say that the acting in this film is superb all around, Winslet and Haley especially, very well deserved academy award nominations. And the writing is also just spectacular! Another well deserved nomination. The writing is done in a way that gives each character enough depth and gives a lot of description to all the events that happen. I really liked the narration throughout the movie, it added onto everything. That plus the very well written dialogue, it all comes together in a great way. 10/10 for Little Children! Most definitely recommended.

jimbo-53-186511 Little Children is one of those films that essentially looks at various people's lives and tries to weave stories together in order to come to some kind of profound conclusion. Narratives of this nature are risky as when they're done wrong you can sometimes find yourself alienating your audience. Unfortunately, due to the fact that every storyline is either badly developed, ridiculous or uninteresting it did make this film a rather long and painful two hours....The idea of a 'reformed' paedophile moving into an area where lots of children are living and stirring up fear and anxiety amongst the families of those children could potentially have made for a very interesting social commentary. This was actually where I hoped that the film would have focused its attention. Sadly, for most of its running time it focused on bored suburban housewife Sarah Pierce (Kate Winslet) in a loveless marriage (yawn!!!) having an affair with another married man called Brad Adamson (Patrick Wilson) who has no real direction in life and to me seemed to be living in the past. It's a trite and clichéd storyline which might have been bearable if Brad and Sarah had any character to them - the problem is that they are two of the dullest characters I've seen in a film and it made me feel mildly depressed watching them for over two hours. Whilst Sarah's reasons for wanting an affair are reasonable I struggled understanding what motivated Brad to have an affair? The only thing I remember was him being annoyed about their kid sharing a bed with them... That to me would not make most men stray (particularly as they seemed happy at other times).Another thing that really wound me up when watching this film was the voice-over; it wasn't the content of the voice-over (some of it was quite insightful), but it was more the way that the voice-over was delivered. To me it was really cheesy and sounded like something you'd hear on some lame 'self-help' video. It was just ridiculous and laughable. Sarah's life mirroring that of a fictional character called Madame Bovary was also rather cheesy. We learn during the course of the film that Sarah's husband becomes addicted to porn and Sarah makes a big deal about it (understandably) and tells her husband that 'we need to talk', but then that storyline is dropped and the next time we see her husband he's sat round a dinner table at Brad's and they're all playing happy families. To me it seemed rather pointless creating that storyline and then not taking it anywhere. The acting performances were terrible whereby nearly everyone seemed to be sleepwalking through the picture - the likes of Connelly, Wilson & Winslet are all capable of much better than this, but maybe they were all sleepwalking through the film because they were so bored by everything - hey if that's the case then I know how they feel!!!.The more 'interesting' aspect of the film involving the 'reformed' paedophile Ronnie (superbly portrayed by Jackie Haley) is virtually ignored for almost the entire running time. There's one incident in the pool and one incident when Ronnie goes on a date. The only mildly interesting storyline I found here was the storyline between Ronnie and Larry. When it's revealed that Larry killed a teenager in the mistaken belief that he was about to shoot another kid (both were carrying toy guns) I got the impression that Larry terrorised Ronnie more as a way of making himself feel less guilty for what he did to that teenager. Whilst Ronnie is an interesting character I never felt sure what the writers were trying to say about his character? He seems to be painted in a sympathetic light and doesn't show any signs that he's going to harm anyone, but then at the end of his date he goes all psycho on his date for no reason?? Then later his mum dies and we're presumably supposed to feel sorry for him again???Maybe the point of the film was to show that all humans are flawed and that in life maybe people should be given a second chance (there also seemed to be themes about letting go of the past and moving on). It's too bad that as a whole the bulk of the story is dull, boring and uninteresting (like a lot of the characters).

leplatypus Honestly, the movie stills were not encouraging and i felt bad vibes for this movie before I watch it. Now and after, i think this is the best American drama that I have seen in a long time ! It has a formidable cast, the production is classic (blue / orange colorization wasn't introduced yet !) and the story speaks really to us (upper classes families as main subject weren't introduced yet !). The first thing i noticed is the voice-over of a narrator that unveils its literature origin. If i consider it, a weak movie tool (because it says that the director can't deliver the message visually) however here you are stunned by the quality of the speeches ! Then, you discover that the author really imagined great slices of life for people who can be you and me and we really care for those dreamy or labeled people. If i pick this movie for Jennifer, i admit that Kate steals the show as she is always perfect as showing her feelings. « Nite owl » and « Rorsach » are also really good. At the end, such a good movie like this really push to follow the work of this unknown director or read the author who wrote the novel !