A young girl endears herself to her caretakers after her father is murdered by mobsters..
Should you bother? If you like those old-school movies where a kid acts way too smart for their age and everyone else just goes along with it, you'll probably get a kick out of Little Big Shot. If you hate movies that lean hard into the 'tough guy melts for a cute child' trope, maybe skip this one. It's not reinventing...
Comparing the cinematic DNA and archive impact of two defining moments in cult history.
Michael Curtiz
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"Should you bother? If you like those old-school movies where a kid acts way too smart for their age and everyone else just goes along with it, you'll probably get a kick out of Little Big Shot. If you hate movies that lean hard into the 'tough guy melts for a cute child' trope, maybe skip this one. It's not reinventing anything, but it’s got a weird energy that sticks with you. The whole thing kicks off with a murder that feels like it belongs in a much grittier film. But then the movie pivots ..."
Robert Hardy Andrews, Harrison Jacobs, Julius J. Epstein, Jerry Wald
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