Reviews

I'm sorry, but I did not really like this film. It's so very slow, I almost fell asleep. I do like fairy tales and films with castles and knights. But this film a very boring. The main character Mariken (Laurien van den Broeck) is good, her eyes are beautiful. The story is about a little girl in the middle ages. In seven days she learns about the world. The costumes and settings are beautiful. But only the story is is told too slow...

Sorry, I don't like this film. They tried to mix something of E.T., Free Willy and other child-animal films, but this time it did not work at all... The acting is very bad. Only Ernest Borgnine is OK as grandpa. The big turtle "Mel" is very, very fake. The face of this animal is copy of E.T.'s head. Did you ever see a turtle fly? Well, this one can... Bad film. Don't buy it.

Yes, I actually liked this film when I watched it on videotape. The subject in the film is a little weird and that is what I like. What's wrong with a boy who wants to be a little 'different'? When all people are the same, it's a boring world. Little Bruno (Alex Linz) is a 9-year-old boy and he wants to wear a dress. I did not like Shirley MacLaine in this film, but Alex Linz was great!