It's a cute little film that held my attention but I can't say that it really affected me on a deep level. The found Jane to be a rather morbid character that seems a little too stuffy and uptight to be enjoyable to watch. The child is cute and the relationship he shares with his caretaker (mom?) is comforting. The scenes have enough going on to be visually interesting even if the story felt like it was plodding along at points, and there are enough characters with some amount of pizazz (Harry Connick Junior, Jodie Foster) to make for a compelling watch. It's just that there weren't enough "big" moments that shocked or even ones that jilted me, and I think that is this film's biggest crime. It's certainly sweet, endearing, homey, sentimental, but it's also a little stagnant at points and that keeps it from earning a higher score.
Review of Little Man Tate
