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10 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 88TV Guide MagazineTV Guide MagazineSweetly sentimental story of young love.
- 75New York Daily NewsJami BernardNew York Daily NewsJami BernardWhat a treasure - a funny, tart, romantic comedy about tweens suffering the pangs of first love. It makes the cityscape an essential part of the romance, like a junior, vintage Woody Allen.
- 63New York PostLou LumenickNew York PostLou LumenickAs in Allen's films, the extensive shooting -- mostly at locations in and around Central Park -- takes place in a whitebread world where the only person of color is Rosemary's nanny.
- 60The New York TimesJanet MaslinThe New York TimesJanet MaslinSmall-scale, perfectly acted family film.
- 60Los Angeles TimesKevin ThomasLos Angeles TimesKevin ThomasAn endearing, affectionately humorous and even lyrical depiction of the dawning of adolescence amid the privileged, yet Jennifer Flackett's script, for all its sheen, is problematic.
- 60EmpireAnna SmithEmpireAnna SmithNot quite as nauseous as its plot might suggest, Little Manhattan is sassy as well as sweet.
- 50The Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenThe Hollywood ReporterMichael RechtshaffenWhile the juvenile performances are bright and engaging, and there's no shortage of genuinely humorous observations about love and life in the Big Apple, there's an inescapable small-screen dynamic to the scope and rhythm of the production.
- 50L.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyL.A. WeeklyF. X. FeeneyAt its best, there's a strong (albeit live-action) echo of Charles M. Schulz's "Peanuts" in Little Manhattan. The movie's hero, Gabe, is a world-weary 10-year-old who addresses us in eloquent voice-overs. Like Charlie Brown, he's in love with a red-headed beauty.
- 40Village VoiceMark HolcombVillage VoiceMark HolcombWho is this movie's target audience, anyway? Preteens will be bored stupid, while adults are unlikely to want to revisit puppy love in such grueling detail. The lingering, soft-focus, slo-mo shots of Rosemary that punctuate the action suggest a constituency I'd rather not contemplate.
- 30VarietyBrian LowryVarietyBrian LowryResting almost entirely on the shoulders of its young leads, both they and the pic lack the sparkle to sustain what seeks to be a whimsical premise but, except for a few moments, proves ponderous instead.