SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Voxitype Good films always raise compelling questions, whether the format is fiction or documentary fact.

Jenna Walter The film may be flawed, but its message is not.

Ava-Grace Willis Story: It's very simple but honestly that is fine.

duchessofpercy The kids are the best actors, here. The kids are easy to relate to. You are bound to see shades of your own childhood in one or all of them. This movie is heartwarming, heart-wrenching, thoughtful and hard not to like. It begs a person to search their heart. You will find yourself asking how strong mentally, morally and emotionally mature you could have been at the tender age of 12 or younger. It will also make you appreciate how far we have come with our strides in Medicine. It should also give you a profound respect for those that went before that endured tougher times than we have or ever will see.Think, "The Yearling" meets "The Little House on the Prairie".

Gunn First the bad news which I blame on the studio, the producers and the director. It should've been filmed on location and do some research. Wisconsin has no mountains, snow melts immediately upon going indoors. Will Hollywood ever get snow right! Snow is very hard to fake. It doesn't land on the sides of objects, only on top. One more thing about snow, when it falls there are no leaves on the trees. I should add that in some scenes near the home the snow looks amazingly real. Enough about snow. Another gripe is accents. Use a dialect coach! And for the Scots, never call Robert Burns...Bobby Burns! Scots hate this. He's Rabbie to them. In spite of these flaws, the terrific cast delivers in this great true story. Glynnis Johns and Cameron Mitchell are charming and are backed up by some of our greatest character actors: Reta Shaw, Hope Emerson, Ernest Truex and Royal Dano among others. The kids are ALL awesome, led by Rex Thompson (Robbie), Butch Bernard (Kirk) and Patty McCormack (Annie). I have to reiterate what others have said. Once you've seen this heartwarming, poignant film, you'll never forget it. It's a Gem!

PeachHamBeach Because it is one of the most emotional movies I have seen in a long time. I watched it with my family on Christmas Eve and there was not a dry eye in our living room!! A Scotsman and his young wife come to America to live the life they've heard is wonderful, and for a few years, everything is well. They have beautiful children and a prosperous life. But as is with many of the early pioneer families in America, tragedy is just around the bend, and it certainly wreaks havoc with this clan.If you love movies/stories like Mrs. Mike and the Little House books by Laura Ingalls Wilder, you will certainly love this very powerfully acted and poignant family film. I don't believe it is a Disney picture, but it has that same great quality.But as I said, you'd best have tons of Kleenex in reach. It WILL make you cry, unless you have a particularly hard heart!! Especially toward the end, when young Robbie becomes "the man of the family".

richardcates I first saw this movie in 1958 by accident. We had gone to an "arts" theater to see another film and were not aware of its being a double feature. AMTG was shown first. Immediately at the close of the film the theater lights went up and nobody was getting up or doing much of anything: mostly looking at their shoelaces or whatever would keep them (us) from making eye contact. I actually heard some sobs. To this day when I attempt to tell someone about "the saddest movie ever made" I choke up at the end. That was the only time I've ever seen the movie and I so much want to share it with someone before I die. It was a beautiful, wondrously poignant experience and I will carry it in my heart forever. Surely they will release it on DVD someday.