Fantastic!

n my opinion it was a great movie with some interesting elements, even though having some plot holes and the ending probably was just too messy and crammed together, but still fun to watch and not your casual movie that is similar to all other ones.

If the ambition is to provide two hours of instantly forgettable, popcorn-munching escapism, it succeeds.

Strong acting helps the film overcome an uncertain premise and create characters that hold our attention absolutely.

Its a real nice movie which you can watch again and again. I have watched this movie around 7-8 times and still can watch it every time it comes. The work done by Josh ,express the feeling of the guys who are not used to hanging out with girls and then suddenly when they start liking somebody they just can't handle them and start acting weird around her. I mean it couldn't be anymore cute and romantic which you could watch anytime and i seriously mean anytime. Charlie ray did a very fine job and i am surprised that i haven't seen her in other movies. She along with josh have made this a very excellent movie. The portrays every feeling one has during love i.e. the blooming period where the love starts to blossom , then the jealousy and heart break . You surely got to watch this movie if you like romantic comedy.

Once you have gotten past the "icky" factor of a love affair between 11-year-olds and have said "yeah, right" twenty five times, you might enjoy the 2005 romantic comedy for children, Little Manhattan, a Woody Allen-esque love letter to New York without the small-minded cynicism. Directed by Mark Levin, Producer of the TV show "The Wonder Years," the film is set in the Upper West Side of Manhattan between Central Park and Riverside Drive where all the buildings have a doorman or an elevator man (or both) (the closest look I ever got to this part of the city was from a window on the Fifth Avenue bus).Almost 11-year-old Gabe (Josh Hutcherson) is a fifth grader who lives with his divorcing parents, father Adam (Bradley Whitford) and mother Leslie (Cynthia Nixon). Though they are legally separated, they are living together until their divorce becomes final. Gabe, who also acts as the narrator, rides around the neighborhood (limited by his parents to a nine-block radius) on his scooter, plays basketball in the school yard, and is being taught to be a football place kicker by his father. To further the plot (and for no other reason), Gabe decides to take a karate class and, guess what, also taking the class is Rosemary Telesco (Charlie Ray), a girl he has known since Kindergarten and the film's "love interest," what a coincidence.Although she is only a few months older than him, Rosemary has the air of confidence of a teenager with a developing swagger. She also has developed a skill at karate that eludes Gabe (she is the first one to get a yellow belt). Now that they are in karate together, Gabe sees Rosemary in a new and different light, and is confused by these strange feelings. His heart beats faster, he begins sweating, and stumbles over his words. Naturally, the two are paired up as karate partners and she invites him to her house so they can practice together. Befitting her parent's "station" in life, Rosemary barely has time to see Gabe with all her tap dancing lessons, cello practice, and preparations to be a flower girl at an upcoming family wedding.Gabe knows jealousy for the first time, however, when another student becomes Rosemary's karate partner. To make matters worse, when Rosemary tells him she is going away to camp for a few weeks and plans on enrolling in a private school, his mood shifts to despair (and an unconvincing crying jag). Little Manhattan is a sweet and enjoyable film without any guile that is about the parents almost as much as the children and what happens in a relationship when one of the spouses holds back from expressing their feelings. While the film is a sincere attempt to depict a young child's first love, the script by Jennifer Flackett has a TV sitcom feel to it and I did not have the experience of watching actual children in the process of discovering something new about themselves.

For those of you who don't know the name Josh Hutcherson, you will soon. He is a big Sci-Fi fan, and in his short career, has been in Journey To The Center of The Earth, Bridge To Terabithia, and he has also recently landed the lead in the upcoming Hunger Games trilogy. Little Manhattan was however the film that got him started. It's a simple story about a ten year old boy and his first love. Basically, I saw it as Sex In The City from the adolescent males point of view. (It even features Cynthia Nixon and Willie Garson.) The film was cute, but it should have been so much better. The kids were acting way way WAY too mature for ten year olds. I was a ten year old boy once and nothing like THAT ever crossed my mind. The parts are written for much older kids, nevertheless, Hutcherson and Charlie Ray both do a fantastic job with their respective roles. This should have been a comedy about the awkwardness of first love, instead, it's just a cute story. It's enjoyable, but they could have done so much more with this story and this cast.

This film is so enjoyable - Josh Hutcherson (who is a really good actor - Bridge to Terabithia & Zathura) plays the lead and carries the whole movie -he plays a young carefree New Yorker who likes basketball and video games and doesn't even think about girls until he....meets....Rosemary Telesco. This film about first love is poignant and funny and sweet without being sappy. The girl is played by a young actress (this was her first film and she's really good) named Charlie Ray and the chemistry between her and Josh is amazing. The script has so many funny lines about love and crushes and cooties and kisses and holding hands and pain and worry and this big ball of stress called LOVE. The film is also a love letter to Manhattan and there's nothing wrong with that - the cinematography is beautiful - Central Park and the Upper West Side have never looked so good. Please understand - this isn't a kiddie movie - it's a sweet comedy that happens to have two kids in the leads. Check it out.