
Ignored by the rich kids at her new school and shaken by the death of her beloved grandmother, a 10-year-old girl finds an unlikely friend in the form of a feisty chess master, who uses the game to teach her about life.... (Full plot summary below)
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Ignored by the rich kids at her new school and shaken by the death of her beloved grandmother, a 10-year-old girl finds an unlikely friend in the form of a feisty chess master, who uses the game to teach her about life.
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| The Hollywood ReporterFrank ScheckA Little Game is a sweetly well-intentioned effort that displays a personal stamp even while occasionally descending into mawkishness. |
| The New York TimesBen KenigsbergCartoonish in its depiction of class disparities, A Little Game gains some subtlety from its performers: Mr. Abraham, an old pro, does fine work alongside Ms. Ballard, a newcomer. |
| Village VoiceChris PackhamA Little Game is an OK children's movie that can only be appreciated by kids, who have not yet been callused by the awfulness of both chess metaphors and the old ladies in films who are always spouting gauzy generalities about the magic of life. |
| User ReviewLiving4theCityA Little Game is a delightful movie for kids, and also for their parents. It's an accurate depiction of the difficulties of parenting in today's world, with the impossible balances of family, money, and happiness. And, for kids, it's an anthem of empowerment -- or, as the movie puts it, "don't let life happen to you, you happen to life". It sounds better in Greek (as Olympia Dukakis's character mutters). A fun, magical, and touching movie for all ages. |