Well she stole my heart, and the story just swept me away.

Rating: 9/10 (21 January 2014)

Touching, and so very sweet. We first are handed this little innocent who has no idea beyond the journey that she has just been forced to take to get to the street called Heaven. Watching her grow, and seeing the people around her become better people just because she is in their lives is a real thrill. Words can save lives, and they should never be censored just in blind righteousness, a voice must be heard it is a human need. Little Liesel played by Sophie Nélisse is going to melt your heart, and be on your radar for some time to come. There was one striking thought that kept hitting me though throughout this whole movie, and that was that had Liesei not been so perfectly ideal in her little Heidi look there is no way that she could have gotten away with even getting a good family in the first place. Looks saved this girl, and her willingness to grow, and learn, and fight back made her. I really Enjoyed this movie, there are great laughs, and heart felt joy from the least likely of places. I recommend this one with no hesitation, this is a great look at what things were like for the people in the middle of the other side. The people no different than the allied home front, just trying to survive, and give what they have to. A brilliant and highly emphatic kudos to the the way this movie plays with language as though you are really understanding German, and other languages with a slight transitioning in, and out of English, but always in a way that the youngest viewer will pick up on what it is that people are saying, and they transition so well. Good work on the set design as well. You really never leave this little street, but there is never a doubt as to the time of year, or the atmosphere of the citizens. The narration I do not want to spoil, just enjoy it all.