Expected more

The movie's neither hopeful in contrived ways, nor hopeless in different contrived ways. Somehow it manages to be wonderful

Exactly the movie you think it is, but not the movie you want it to be.

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

have it on now this snowy fri in dec ny-nj area. mother let a man and drugs take over her life over such beautiful pure unconditional love from her kids.what a waste she is,but LOVE the actress Anne Heche around my age mid to late thirties i think,love her the type of ostensible parent like her who drink alcohol getting wasted all the time or drunk drugs etc should be in JAIL.to then let a man some loser guy druggie,etc. bother her child,drinking around the kids getting' DRUNK using drugs etc.i wish MORE will, hope watch this. (except violent scene)et.not good for kids under 16 IMO etc. but they should watch when old/mature enough to. but this movie is so TRUE to life as i see for many. i'm actually watching this now on a cold snowy NY NJ morning,afternoon actually now.adiós.from: GOOD Moms Fight DYFS www.MYSPACE.COM/BRINGCEEJAZZHOME as our advocate group filming movie documentary for HBO review as well as Lifetime.This movie is best and i love it each part even the horrible sad parts as it hits home for me as well as few of my other team of advocates.People like Gracie should be rewarded fully 24-7 love her and her will to SUCCEED continuously.love her.

I had to confess that i love this movie. i have lost count of the number of times i have seen this movie in a week. Wow.... Kristen Bell as Gracie plays a superb role in this movie trying to look after her 1 half sister and 3 half brothers. Eventually she adopts them and becomes their mother. A lesson out there for the parents who are ill treating their children. A must see movie for everyone. I also like the soundtrack of the movie called : I Belong" by Cherie.... when Gracie was outside racing with the other girls and met his black friend.10 out 10 vote for this movie. Thank you Lifetime for this inspirational movie.

Gracie had some tough choices to make in this movie, playing mom to 3 brothers and a sister are choices that any teenager should not have to make, once in a while you'd care for siblings under the supervision of your parents, you'd simply carry out the instructions. Gracie had to make decisions for everyone, basically she put her life on hold, And as mentioned earlier, her boyfriend came across as stupid, one moment he's in love and admiring her strength and the next he's urging her to chuck it in and throw her lot with him and "his nouveau riche" family. It seemed stupid and trite and somewhere out, there's one stupid man who's lost the woman of his life.Anne Heche's drugged out mom was over-stretched but drugs do things to people, I was glad that Gracie's influence held the kids together.The scene where the boys had to decide who they'd live was heart-wrenching and actually brought tears to my eyes. Watching the youngest one, talk about his love for horses but wanting to sleep in his bed and wake up at home with Gracie totally melted me.This is a story that touches the heart, my hat's off to the real Gracie.You rock Sista, you really do.Kristen Bell actually made the character believable, she was and is still Gracie for me.SOUND SOLID MOVIE

Gracie (Kristen Bell) is not your average 16-year-old girl. For as long as Gracie can remember, she has been raising her four siblings, each of whom has a different, absent father. Gracie's mother (Anne Heche) seems to be on the fast track to self-destruction, while Gracie's well-meaning grandma (Diane Ladd) is too old and frail to provide a stable home. When the children's lives are about to be pulled apart, Gracie will have to do the impossible and make great sacrifices to keep her siblings together.Kristen Bell's performance is the main reason to invest two hours watching "GRACIE'S CHOICE." Bell is in most every single scene of the film and she plays her dysfunctional part with all-American charm. Bell appears poised for great success in Hollywood.Produced by the LIFETIME CHANNEL, "GRACIE'S CHOICE" is a watchable made-for-TV drama inspired by actual events. Keep your ears peeled for the original song "I Belong" performed by Cherie exclusive to this film.