The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
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Movie Reviews of The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane
Movie Review: Excellent, but not enough
Summary: 3 Stars
Jodie Foster is one of my favorite actors of all time. I've never seen her give a bad performance and her performance in this film is superb. It's unusual to see such a young person grasp the ability to project the fear, power, independence and crafty behavior of a girl in her character's role. The movie is well acted, directed and has an interesting plot. I found myself wanting more, though; almost as if the movie wasn't long enough. I wanted to see development of more details, but those details weren't as acceptable in the 70s, so I do understand. If you want creepy, this is a film for you. Even the shortest performances in this flick are top notch. It's worth watching, but not for kids.Movie Review: A not so very good movie with a gifted actress in the lead.
Summary: 4 Stars
Jodie Foster has a presence on the screen that puts her in a league with the greatest of actors. Even at the end of this very mediocre film, during the closing credits, the camera stays focused on her face for several minutes, and you can't take your eyes away. What is it that makes a great actor? I don't know, but like Brando, Hepburn, Newman, etc., Jodie Foster has got it in spades. Movie Review: Back when they knew how to make'em....
Summary: 5 Stars
This movie based on a book has everything a good movie should have: a wonderful story line, great script, and good actors. Of course, anybody who likes a movie will say the same thing about that movie. It still deserves to be watched. It will not dissapoint.Movie Review: Her Greatest Performance
Summary: 5 Stars
The film, "The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane" is Jodie Foster's greatest performance of her acting career. Her second greatest was "Foxes." Other later works such as "The Accused" and "Silence of the Lambs" and "Contact" were top notch but not her best. These films were "tailored" for her, despite the fact that only Foster could have made these films the fantastic success that they are. But not The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane. Foster's character completely carries the film.
Like Sol, the story, the scenes, the other characters revolves around her like planets. The story itself is impossible, almost ridiculous but because of the artistry of the screenplay and the film's director the storyline was a resounding success. To top if off the love story of the film is believable, sincere--even necessary! the best that Hollywood had to offer in a very long time. Foster tried to (in my opinion) achieve the pinnacle of her acting ability in "Nell" but no go; the screenplay failed her.
Upon the review of her acting career The Little Girl Who Lives Down the Lane is without a doubt her greatest accomplishment. Yes, it surpasses that "junk" known as "Taxi Driver." Foster's character in that film was nothing more than a one "trick" pony. The hoopla and hype of her "performance" was due to her role as a teen hooker, nothing more. There was talk about a "nude scene" of Jodie in TLGWLDTL that was edited out for theatrical viewing in 1976. But when I first saw it that whole "nude" was already cut out because Foster was 13 years old. The mainstream media back then reported that those scenes were destroyed. Imagined my surprise after purchasing and then viewing the DVD version that those scenes were not destroyed at all but completely restored. But for you pedophiles: tough nuggies. Foster's body-doubling sister who did the nude scene was over 18 years old.
Oh, one more thing: I resent the publicity of this film as a "horror" movie. It-is-not-a-horror-movie. It's a suspense movie, a thriller, at its best! Further, I truly resent the cover of the DVD version of this movie, showing young Foster what appeared of being bathed in blood with the come on line "Ask her no question and nobody dies." Totally uncalled for.
Movie Review: MY HEROINE!
Summary: 5 Stars
"Incredible suspense!" promised the ad, when this movie first appeared on TV back in 1979. I tuned in, not knowing what to expect. It certainly boasted a stellar cast: 13 year old Jodie Foster, Martin Sheen, Scott Jacoby, and Alexis Smith.
It's the only movie that ever made me scream.
For almost an hour it kept me guessing. I thought it might turn out to be a monster-in-the-basement flick. It proved to be something totally different.
Young Rynn is living in an isolated house on Long Island with her father, famous poet Lester Jacobs. Only nobody's seen her father for months. And something--or someone--is in the basement. Something Rynn desperately wants to conceal.
But her secret does come out--with fatal consequences.
This is the story of a loner who, facing cataclysmic events, finally learns to reach out to the one who befriends her: Mario, a young amateur magician.
"I'm not going to play their game," she insists.
"Well, you've got to trust somebody," Mario replies.
But in trusting him, Rynn places his life in danger. She has to confront the final threat alone--as the trap door to the cellar creaks open. It's that scene that made me scream--begging her to run to the kitchen and grab a knife!
She doesn't ... facing the final menace armed only with her wits.
This is great drama--a harrowing story of individualism, courage, and trust. (And it's better than the novel by screenwriter Laird Koenig it's based on.) Beautifully acted. Beautifully filmed. With a haunting score by Christian Gaubert. Don't miss it!