Little Manhattan

by Marissa

Love, it’s something we all want, but it can be confusing, frustrating, and heart breaking. And what movie shows the ups and downs of love better than the movie, “Little Manhattan”. “Little Manhattan” is a Romantic comedy, starring Josh Hutcherson and Charlie Ray. It was also directed by Mark Levin, and written by Jennifer Flackett. The movie is sappy, sweet, and everything that a romantic comedy is.

“Little Manhattan” takes place is present day New York. The movie displays the lives of Gabe, (Josh Hutcherson), and Rosemary, (Charlie Ray), and there bumpy pre-teen love. Through the whole movie you hear Gabe’s point of view about Rosemary and his infatuation with her. You get to witness love at its most awkward, and at its finest. But the whole love story begins when Gabe decides to join a Karate class. There he meets Rosemary, a friend of his from kindergarten, who becomes his sparring partner. When he sees her, he immediately forms a crush on her. From that point on, him and Rosemary start to hangout more, and become closer friends. But as they become closer friends Gabe’s feelings for Rosemary grow even deeper.

The movie as a whole is an enlightening, sweet, romantic, comedy for the whole family to watch. Especially because, “Little Manhattan”, showed love for what it actually is; awkward and just flat out awesome. Rosemary and Gabe demonstrate what it is like to love someone, and how hard it is to love someone. Another great thing about “Little Manhattan” is you get to hear Gabe’s point of view through the whole movie. Hearing what he thinks is great because you get to feel the love and passion he has for Rosemary.
Anyone watching the movie that has not been in love will learn all about this crazy experience. And anyone who has been in love, in either the past or present, will relive the memory of the entire experience. When you watch “Little Manhattan” you will definitely have a smile brought to your face.

Though the movie was great altogether, it did have some weak points. One of the weakest points of the movie was its ending. Through the whole movie you get to witness Gabe and Rosemary’s relationship, but when it comes to the ending you don’t really know what happens to the stance of the relationship. It just sort of leaves you hanging. You really have to understand the context of what Gabe and Rosemary are telling each other to know what is happening. You especially have to pay attention to Rosemary, because what she says really affects their relationship. Though complicated, the ending wraps up the movie nicely, and makes it a little off-beat.