One of the best movies of 1999!

Rating: 10/10 (7 December 1999)

I had put off seeing this movie thinking that would be just another children's flick that was going to insult my intelligence and sell toys. When I was near tears at the end I realized that I should have caught this one in the theaters, or at least in letterbox edition.
The story is a basic formula, and been done a 1000 times, but never with this grace, style and sense of timing. The comedy is pushed to it's absolute limit, another joke could not be pushed in anywhere without disturbing your flow through the story. Which is one of the most beautiful parts. You can't help but love the characters as you laugh with them.
This is no Disney movie (it's better), and parents should really be careful showing this to their kids. The comments it makes on American society, especially on the mentality of America in the 1950s, are rather harsh and blatant.
This movie should be up for the Editing, Directing and Screenwriting Oscars'. I doubt it will be, but it truly should be.
This is a must see movie you should fit into your viewing schedule. Forego a Thursday night in front of the boob-tube and rent this one.