What a waste of my time!!!

This is a must-see and one of the best documentaries - and films - of this year.

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

While it is a pity that the story wasn't told with more visual finesse, this is trivial compared to our real-world problems. It takes a good movie to put that into perspective.

I should remember because I've seen it more than once. Own the DVD. Anyway, it's an exemplary indie/art film. Julianne's funny as a not-getting-any-younger rock star (who brought to my mind, at least, Chrissie H). Coogan remarkable in a dramatic role (Who knew he could even do that?) And that youngish Swedish former vampire in maybe his best role so far. I usually don't like movies that are from a child's point of view. But this is great because you can just tell everyone involved knew what they were doing and wanted it to be .... special. A smart movie about a girl.

I've had a copy of this film since last year but never tried to purposely watch it on our movie time. I thought of it at first to be a mediocre family drama, but it turned out to be an excellently narrated heart-breaking story of a kind-hearted young girl who's tossed around amid the relationship crisis of her unmarried parents.The film was translated into modern time setting from a book written in 1896 by Henry James depicting irresponsible parents. The actors equally delivered great performances, including Joanna Vanderham who I think deserves an applause for her supporting role.What Maisie Knew, gives a fresh reflection about the importance of families, the togetherness and presence of both parents in rearing their child, and the innocent and disturbed thoughts of a girl who is caught up in an unfortunate situation. It can stir up emotion and awaken a person's inner heart of its capability to truly love and care. Several times, there were scenes that can bring the viewer to the edge of his emotion and blame the parents' stupidity and immaturity.Interestingly, the bleak possibility of the young girl's longing for the companionship of her parents seems to have been saved through the care of her parent's new spouses who got mixed up in the situation and were forced to look out for her.

This is exactly the kind of movie i like and adore the most. Adult cast should learn something from the child cast. Onata Aprile is performing better than the others. The emotions and the feelings on her face looks so real that i was almost about to cry (happy tears). Her acting is totally mind blowing, no doubt about that. Story on the other hand making this movie something unique. For the first few times i was avoiding it for quite some time, but then at the moment i thought that i should at least try it once. I rarely watch any movies categorized in "Drama". but after watching it, i can proudly say it was worth it. This movies teaches us a lesson about society. It tells us what happens to the kids after their parents separates. Also how much they love and care for their kids.9/10 (For outstanding casting by Onata Aprile and intense storyline)

If anyone has still doubts concerning the fact that parents are not those who bear children, but those who raise and care for them, this movie will probably dispel these doubts. The story may be a little extreme in the way the parents of this little girl leave her anywhere without ever caring if she is safe, to the point that they could easily be accused of child neglect. However, I appreciated the interesting attempt to reflect on the meaning of parenthood in the modern world, full of egoist and immature adults, who often love sincerely their children, but often in a narcissistic way. The characters are also sometimes stereotyped and lack the possibility to express themselves fully, especially Julianne Moore and Steve Coogan, good actors, but entrapped in their perpetual skirmish, thus smoothing the way to the positive couple of step-parents (whose younger age may be a sign of trust in future generations?). At the same time I appreciated the distance and the fact there is no urgency to say and express everything. The little girl, whose perspective is constantly put on the foreground, is also almost reduced to silence, we are not given the chance to know what she really thinks or feel, but in a way we all know what she needs and we perceive it very clearly without the need of too many words. And here lie in my opinion the quality of the picture and its interesting approach.