LITTLE
3 STARS OUT OF 5
What a strange film. Directed by Tina Gordon is starts out strong but it just oddly falls apart at the end.
We have seen this type of film many times before, most of the time a child wishing they were older. Here however, an awful boss who happens to be female gets turned back to a middle school aged child by another child's magic wand.
This film starts strong. Well acted by:
Regina Hall-In a small role here as over the top boss Jordan Sanders
Issa Rae-April Williams, Jordan's overwhelmed assistant. She is marvelous here. I looked her up because I have never seen her on the big screen. She seems to be on TV for most of her career, but I think she fits well on the big screen.
Marsai Martin- as young Jordan Sanders. The real star of this film! Again a newcomer on the big screen, she is known for the TV show Blackish, she is stunningly good here at such a young age. She owns the film.
So...like noted the film starts strong and it is really enjoyable and often funny. Then it get strange at the end where it feels rushed, the lesson seems more contrived, I just felt like the ending may have been rewritten, I cannot explain without spoilers, almost thrown together.
An example was Justin Hartley, who they highlight on the trailer, has no purpose. You think he has a storyline, but he does not. It makes me think again the ending was changed somehow.
Not a bad film...you could do worse, it is fun, just a shame it ended with a soft thud.
From the shadows as always thanks for your time
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