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| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Bob Clark (III) |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 01 January, 2000 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Pioneer Video |
| MPAA RATING: | NR (Not Rated) |
| FEATURES: | Color |
| TYPE: | Feature Film-drama |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 013023150898 |
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Customer Reviews of I'll Remember April
Cute kids outshine this low-budget effort "I'll Remember April" is a frustratingly uneven film that suffers most from its inability to understand its audience. Very adult themes such as Japanese prison camps and the deaths of family members in WWII are reduced to condescendingly simple moral lessons that seem aimed squarely at young children, although the subject matter will undoubtedly go over their heads. Who exactly is supposed to enjoy this movie? Its most redeeming qualities are its quartet of cute child actors (Haley Joel Osment hardly has a leading role, despite his blatant overbilling on the movie cover) and its willingness to deal with an ugly chapter in American war history, instead of the usual patriotic standpoint. Unfortunately, these qualities are severely undermined by a ludicrous music score which never appropriately matches the action or the tone of the film, a tendency to repeat the same scenes over and over with hardly any variation (especially the father-son dialogues) and an ending that's a huge letdown. In some ways this may be a refreshing departure from traditional Hollywood war epics, but ultimately it's extremely disappointing.
Good actors+good plot=good movie!
"I'll Remember April" is a good movie comprised of good actors and a good plot.
There is just a slew of good actors: Trevor Morgan (from Barney) , Haley-Joel Osment (from Sixth Sense), Pat Morita (from Karate Kid), and Mark Harmon (from lots of stuff). And the other supporting actors are good too, I especially liked the Japanese boy. I'd have trouble identifying a single protagonist in this movie, it's really a team effort of kids, parents, police and FBI. But even though all the kids have equal roles, all their characters are unique and believable.
The plot is simple enough for young kids, yet complex enough for adults. The tension arises when a young Japanese soldier washes ashore in California shortly after Pearl Harbor. He saves one of the boys from drowning. Should they turn him in? Should they protect him? And it's all the more complex because one of the boys family is Japanese and is headed for an internment camp. What is the right thing to do? How will it unfold? What would you do as a kid in this situation? Or as a parent?
Like I said, this is a good movie. I'd call it "Hardy Boys-ish" or "Stand By Me-ish" for all the good reasons. Balanced. Good actors. Good acting. Well-directed. Good plot. Complex.
Open your heart and your eyes!
This movie shows how easy hate is transferred from adults to children. It also shows how innocent children are and how easy it is for them to connect with someone so different than themselves. With such a huge language barrier they are still able to befriend a Japanese sailor. Although the relationship started as a soldier/prisoner, it grew to a very long and heart felt relationship. It truly is one of the best coming of age stories I have ever viewed.