Little

Name: Little
Genre: Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
Released: April 12, 2019
Duration: 109 min
Rating: 49
Cast: Abbie Gayle, Caleb Emery, Hannah Westerfield, Issa Rae, JD McCrary

2019

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Universal Pictures | Release Date: April 12, 2019 | PG-13

Starring: Abbie Gayle, Caleb Emery, Hannah Westerfield, Issa Rae, JD McCrary, Jonathon Watson, Justin Hartley, Katelyn Farrugia, Kausar Mohammed, Luke James, Marsai Martin, Mikey Day, Noree Victoria, Regina Hall, Thalia Tran, Tone Bell, Tracee Ellis Ross, Tucker Meek

Summary: Jordan Sanders - Hall (Regina Hall and Marsai Martin) is a take-no-prisoners tech mogul who wakes up in her adult self's penthouse just before a do-or-die presentation. Her long-suffering assistant April (Issa Rae) is the only one in on the secret that her daily tormentor is now trapped in an awkward tween body just as everything is on the line.

Director: Tina Gordon Chism

Genre(s): Fantasy, Comedy, Romance

Rating: PG-13

Runtime: 109 min

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Candice Frederick

Apr 10, 2019

Little is a funny, surprisingly heartfelt film, embedded in traditional themes and amplified by the talented Martin, who reminds us that she and other youth like her aren’t just adorable — they’ve got boss mentalities that cannot and should not be ignored. Read full review

Peter Debruge

Apr 10, 2019

Consistently funny if all-around a bit too familiar. Read full review

RogerEbert.com Nell Minow

Apr 12, 2019

Hall and Martin do their considerable best, but Rae's April is the far more interesting character. Read full review

Kimber Myers

Apr 10, 2019

Little is a blast, but it’s a shame that it’s not a better movie. Read full review

Brad Wheeler

Apr 12, 2019

The cast has chemistry, but Little is marred by plot holes, a strange fixation on donuts and at least one inexplicable scene. Read full review

Derek Smith

Apr 10, 2019

Its most amusing moments are in the interplay between the central characters as they adjust to an abruptly shifting reality. Read full review

Danielle White

Apr 10, 2019

Despite the star power pushing this thing along, the plot is seemingly held together with duct tape, but the more problematic aspects involve sloppy editing. Read full review

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tropicAces

Apr 12, 2019

Look, it’s what you expect from a film like this. Martin and Rae are solid, and Martin and Hall actually seem like they’re the same person. But some awkward editing and an overall sense of being afraid too to take risks hold this back.

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greedybadidea

Jun 17, 2020

Bullied as a child, businesswoman Jordan Sanders has become the bully as she runs her own tech company like a dictator and treats her employees very poorly. After a rude encounter with Jordan, a child uses a toy magic wand and wishes for Jordan to be a kid again to take her down a peg. TheBullied as a child, businesswoman Jordan Sanders has become the bully as she runs her own tech company like a dictator and treats her employees very poorly. After a rude encounter with Jordan, a child uses a toy magic wand and wishes for Jordan to be a kid again to take her down a peg. The wish comes true the next morning when Jordan wakes up as her 13-year-old self. With her assistant April temporarily taking over the company, Jordan is forced to return to the school where she was previously bullied. Because Jordan is now a “minor", April poses as her aunt.

At school, Jordan is introduced to her teacher, Mr. Marshall, whom she develops a crush on. Once again the target of bullies, Jordan befriends three other outcasts - Isaac, Raina and Devon. Meanwhile, April has difficulty keeping everyone's attention at work without Jordan's authority to back her up. At a restaurant, Jordan and April have dinner, bonding over their personal lives. Jordan loudly sings Mary J. Blige's "I'm Goin' Down" while intoxicated, embarrassing April. Despite her embarrassment, April sings along with Jordan, ending with Jordan accidentally pulling off a man's weave.

Meanwhile, the company's biggest client threatens to move to a competitor if the firm doesn't pitch him a great idea for a mobile app. Unable to reach Jordan before the pitch, April presents an original idea, "Discover Eyes", that Jordan had previously blocked her from pitching. Jordan is upset with April for this, they argue, and April quits her job.

After Jordan realizes how terrible she's been to April and everyone who cares about her, she helps her friends at school perform at a pep rally. They are booed by the crowd at first, but after a successful performance, they earn a round of applause and the respect of their peers. April finds the girl who turned Jordan into a child and asks that she turn her back to normal; the attempt seemingly fails. Jordan, having changed inside, vows to be a better friend to April. Jordan wakes up the next morning restores to her adult self and returns to work with a respectful and positive attitude towards her employees. After several rejections, April's pitch scores a huge client. Jordan throws the company a party to celebrate the company's success with April's pitch, and April is given a well-deserved promotion to Creative Executive.… Expand

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JoeSabin

Jul 11, 2019

We were watching this moving not expecting a lot. We hoped for some comedy. What we found was a lot of overacting and a plot line that was irretrievably bad. At about 35 minutes, I said, should we cut our losses? My wife agreed and we turned it off. That has happened 3-4 times in our 22We were watching this moving not expecting a lot. We hoped for some comedy. What we found was a lot of overacting and a plot line that was irretrievably bad. At about 35 minutes, I said, should we cut our losses? My wife agreed and we turned it off. That has happened 3-4 times in our 22 years of watching movies. This movie is just that bad. No entertainment value whatsoever.… Expand

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