What Maisie Knew

Not as much of a downer as I was afraid it was going to be. After "After Earth", it puts my faith back in the supreme state of child acting.

Help my stepdad's a vampire (and my dad's Alan Partridge)

Effective view of irresponsible self-obsessed adults through a child's eyes. The performances are all excellent, and I found myself moved by her predicament, and infuriated by the "adult" behaviour.

Moving.

I was astonished to know that the source material of this adaptation was published more than a century ago. The film feels so contemporary. It may occasionally trade complexity for clear-eyed simplicity but it's so emotionally rich that it doesn't really matter. The adorable Onata Aprile gives a very naturalistic child performance.

Onata Aprile was a brilliant choice for lead. A cute story though nothing that surprises. I liked the point of view; from her eyes.

Deep and delicate and lovely.

If all the countless forgotten children could be so lucky.

The underlying theme here seems to be that money and career ambition are the corrosive factors in parenting. A generally well-done small-scale film that a little too transparently divides the world of adults between the caring and the uncaring.

Wonderful acting, very realistic script...

Despite being ludicrously implausible I appreciate the way in which the film adapts the novel; taking the premise (and characters to an extent) but updating the setting and changing the ending (and in so the moral crux). The film plays out as a pseudo-fairy-tale, with bad parents and decent step-parents and a little girl, that on some level you might think you were watching a less whimsical Matilda. It's oddly funny, though dubiously intended; and very watchable thanks to a good cast.

sicak bir film, aile filmi, bosanma, velayet, anne-baba, dadi, küçük çocuk (Annesi sarkici pop yildizi, babasi is adami olan Maisie'nin anne ve babasi bosanir. Velayet önce babaya verilir. Baba kizin eski dadisiyla birlikte yasamaktadir.SP sonra velayet anneye verilir. Anne bir barmenle evlenmistir. Barmen kizla yakindan ilgilenir. Bu arada baba tarafinda da Dadi kizla ilgilenmektedir.

i know, it's bad not to like this movie... but i found all characters to be caricatures of themselves and the scenario repetitive. And the kid's clothes product placement was quite something (a full catalogue; at least 40 different outfits).

Cute little film.

Sweet.

I like what What Maisie Knew is trying to do, but it fails to be the understated work of genius it wants to be.

Adorable kid, horrible adults, nice adults, not hugely likely way it plays out really.

One of those rare movies where the first 30 minutes are fine but then it improves considerably the longer it goes on. Seeing everything through Maisie’s perspective really makes you so sad and angry at everybody. As a child of parents who should have divorced, it nails the overall atmosphere shitty parents can generate, each new scene with them is another future therapy appointment.

Pretty far out, but still worth your while due to the cuteness of Onata Aprile.

Poignant and truthful drama with a beautifully moving central performance.

The little girl did a commendable job, and I liked the film's portrayal of irresponsible parenting. The authentic dialog drew me in on occasion, but for the most part I found this pretty bland.

and the moral of it is: blond people are better parents.

The whole movie was kind of dreamy and beautiful, and it was really interesting to only know what Maisie knew. My only complaint is that the end is pretty unrealistic. Possible, sure, but kind of "Yeah right, sure, that's what would have happened. Not."

This film was strong because the viewer is skillfully placed within Maisie's realm of understanding and observation, but we constantly see how differently Maisie's perceptions of situations differ from our own. This film is very adeptly and tightly composed, I enjoyed it.

Good acting from the kid. Pretty boring movie with a sad ending!

A devastating look at what can happen when a child takes second chair to parental politics. The way the direction allows us to understand and learn about events at the same rate Maisie does works really well. Great performances, too.

The story is played out in such an authentic feeling based on a very relevant subject in our present time that you forget it's a film and not a documentary - right up until the "happy" ending. The cuteness of Onata Aprile makes up for any flaw there might be. Note: I don't get the title... *Good

not what I expected having read the book, but still not bad