This movie wasn't what we expected but it was good anyway. It could have been better. There are so many moral lessons in this movie that one sort of wants to stop and discuss them. If you get the DVD you can in fact set the movie up that way. Every time there is a life lesson, the movie stops and the actors discuss it. I didn't have time to watch it that way so I can't comment on whether that is worthwhile. But the movie doesn't delve deeply into anything. It moves quickly, but often we really don't get good reasons for what happens from one scene to another. It's a story of young love and making life long decisions. Somehow I felt unsatisfied. The things I wanted explained never were, and things were explained that were all too obvious. I guess I wanted deeper and the movie wanted quaint and simple. It ended too soon. Well it's a Disney flick. Good for family viewing and worth a rental for sure if you want a fairy tale.
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Storyline From Yahoo: Based on the award-winning book by Natalie Babbitt, Walt Disney Pictures’ “Tuck Everlasting” captures the story of Winnie Foster (Alexis Bledel), a teenage girl on the cusp of maturity. Winnie longs for a life outside the control of her domineering mother (Amy Irving), and when lost in the woods near her home, she happens upon Jesse Tuck (Jonathan Jackson), a boy unlike any she’s ever met before. He and his family (William Hurt, Sissy Spacek, Scott Bairstow) are kind and generous, and they immediately take her in as one of their own. However, the Tucks hold a powerful secret, and with the mysterious Man in the Yellow Suit (Ben Kingsley) tracking them down, they fear that the world as they know it could end. Ultimately, Winnie must decide whether to return to her life or stay with her beloved Jesse and his family forever.
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