Too much about the plot just didn't add up, the writing was bad, some of the scenes were cringey and awkward,

This film is so real. It treats its characters with so much care and sensitivity.

I enjoyed watching this film and would recommend other to give it a try , (as I am) but this movie, although enjoyable to watch due to the better than average acting fails to add anything new to its storyline that is all too familiar to these types of movies.

If you're interested in the topic at hand, you should just watch it and judge yourself because the reviews have gone very biased by people that didn't even watch it and just hate (or love) the creator. I liked it, it was well written, narrated, and directed and it was about a topic that interests me.

In the grand tradition of Mark Twain and Alice Walker's "the Color Purple" and some of the other Coming of Age movies ever to come out in 80s such as "Stand by Me", comes what is by far the best family films that ever premiered on television such as the Disney Channel and on Wonderworks which aired on PBS. set in the south in 1940s Yazoo City, Mississippi during World War 2, 12 year old Willy (Ryan Francis) spends most of times roaming with his friends including Spit McGee (Douglas Emerson of Beverly Hills, 90210), playing practical jokes and getting out of trouble until one day their lives will soon change until a string of strange crimes committed by the trouble as he seeks the advice of his old grandfather Percy (Richard Farnsworth). the film itself is brilliant and so are the cast of characters including screen legend Maureen O'Sullivan in her last film role in which she plays Aunt Sue and Anne Ramsey (the Goonies) who plays the Hag in her last role after her death it will make you laugh, make you cry and based of the novel by Willie Morris and fans will adore this film since it's no longer on DVD to this day and in a way this is worth checking out for those who are from the South or from the Northern States of America this a generic fun flick for those who have or haven't read Willie Morris original novel that's based off.

One of my all time favorite movies! It's a great coming-of-age story. I watched this movie so many times as a kid that the VHS tape was in bad shape. My mom taped it off PBS so I thought it was going to be lame, but I fell in love with it. I wish everyone my age had it memorized like myself, but then again I'm glad it's my little treasure!It takes you back to a simpler time and place that everyone can relate to their childhood.Also, over the years I've picked out the cast in other movies like Buzz from Home Alone, Scott from the episode of 90210 (he's David's friend who shot himself - that was a big episode), Mama Fratelli from The Goonies, etc.

I did not grow up in the South, but I did grow up in what was once a small town. Watching this movie made me feel like a kid again. I envy Willie Morris for getting the opportunity to grow up in a small southern town, something I have always longed for. I had friends that were pretty much like Willie's friends too.

I think the first time I saw this movie, I was close to eight years old. It was on the disney channel and I didn't see it again until I was nineteen. This one was really well made for a kids' movie. The acting, directing, story, and script were all excellent. Having grown up in the delta myself, I really appreciate the authenticity that went into the whole thing. I really liked Ann Ramsey (the Goonies) as "the hag" and Richard Farnsworth ("the Grey Fox", "the Straight Story") was also great as Willie's grandfather. Personally, I think that anyone who sees this movie will like it. It's a great coming of age story and it has really stuck in my memory.