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Minor Details
- Review Date: August 26, 2010
- PG
- Genre: Family and Kids
- 2009
Common Sense Media says
Ho-hum mystery/comedy for tweens; no edgy content.
Parents say
Kids say
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What parents need to know
Parents need to know that this teen mystery, which features iCarly’s Jennette McCurdy, is fairly tame and has no swearing or sexual themes. But it’s also sadly devoid of much personality, and, at best, is a semi-interesting way for tweens to pass the time. At the very least, the mystery at the heart of it is worth wrangling over for a bit. Some of the characters are self-obsessed and shallow, but it’s clear that they’re not meant to be role models.
What's the story?
All is not well at the Danforth Academy, a boarding school that caters to the wealthiest teens. Students are falling ill left and right, and nobody seems to know why. Cheerleaders are the first target; soccer players are next, then the theatre kids -- and so on. It’s up to newcomers Paige (Caitlin E.J. Meyer) and Claire (Danielle Chuchran) and their old-timer friends Taylor (Lauren Faber) and Abby (Kelsey Edwards) -- who starts off on the wrong foot with Paige -- to find the culprit and bring stability back to Danforth.
Is it any good?
The acting in MINOR DETAILS is so over the top that it’s hard to concentrate on anything else. As if that weren’t bad enough, so many of the characters are caricatures, too -- the indifferent nurse, the eye-rolling tweens, the handsome jocks, the mean girls who are so stereotypically mean. You’d think soccer would look thrilling, but the few scenes on the film look dull and lifeless.
Just because a film is aimed at tweens doesn’t mean it ought to be trite. Nevertheless, the plot keeps the film somewhat interesting, perhaps interesting enough to let time pass if there’s nothing else to do, if only to witness kids band together for the common good.
What families can talk about
Families can talk about why the perpetrator is terrorizing the school. What does this person get out of it?
How does this mystery bring together the four main leads? The school community?
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Kid, 9 years old
September 22, 2010
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I like it a lot
I love this movie!!! I have watched it so many times. Sometimes me and my friends watch it for sleepovers. I love the girl who plays Paige the best cos I am shy too. I like Mia of course cos I love Jennette MCCurdy so much.
My favorite parts are when they figger out who is making everyone sick.
It's a great mystery story for girls like me who are nine and maybe older too. You should watch it.
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Awesome. I love this
I love this movie. Way better than the over the top Disney stuff. Loved the girl who is on iCarly.
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Super cliche tween movie
I have to say that if it was between watching this and the new barbie movie I would definitely go for the barbie movie. The actors are horrible and look almost scared to be on television. Some of the more experienced actors: Jennette McCurdy and Savannah Jade were great, as always. Though the actors were horrible, the plot was great and showed how even if you hate a person, once there is a common enemy you can be best friends! It's also VERY cliche. Very. A lot. Too much.
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Horribly Funny
Ca: This movieis actually so funny, why? Because the acting! The script is so bad! And when Abby says, "Tell us something we don't know" we laughed so hard because it was so dumb!!! Some of the extras were actually better. We thought that Jenette Mcurdy off of iCarly was probably one of the worst, just because she's more famous doesn't make her better. She should just stick to iCarly.
B-I thought this movie was horrible it was so bad it was funny! the part where they were all sick looked really fake i found that i couldve acted better then them and personally i suck! :)
Co:i think it sucked like cow poop.
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Kid, 12 years old
March 9, 2011
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love it!!!!
great for tweens!
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AWESOME
i think this is the best movie and i think they should come out with a part two and if u do can u plzz contact me cuz i would be he first person to be at the audition and btw my name is kamara felder
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| Topics: | friendship, high school |
| Studio: | SunWorld Pictures |
| Director: | John Lyde |
| Cast: | Caitlin EJ Meyer, Danielle Chuchran, Jennette McCurdy, Kelsey Edwards, Lauren Faber |
| Genre: | Family and Kids |
| Run time: | 85 minutes |
| Theatrical release date: | February 2, 2009 |
| DVD release date: | October 13, 2009 |
| MPAA rating: | PG |
| MPAA explanation: | mild thematic elements |
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