Little Secrets

Released 2001
Stars Evan Rachel Wood, Michael Angarano, David Gallagher, Vivica A. Fox, Jan Gardner
Directed by Blair Treu

Instead of going to summer camp with her friends, 14-year-old Emily (Evan Rachel Wood) decides to spend the vacation time practicing her violin to prepare for an all-important symphony tryout. She also makes herself available to the kids in the neighborhood as a sounding board: For a fee, she'll keep their secrets and sit through their tales of misdeeds. But soon, Emily must deal with secrets -- and problems -- of her own.

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"Little Secrets" is so clean, it squeaks. Despite that, I loved it! I generally get bored during family films, because everything is so obvious and treacly, but this movie caught me with the violin. I love music, and there's some gorgeous classical music here. It kept me interested throughout, but I also enjoyed the 1950's, squeaky-clean naivete that believes in this idyllic world. It's actually a refreshing change to see something like this, and it has just the right amount of sentimentality to be heartwarming without being cloying. It's truly a treat. --Bill Alward, April 16, 2003

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