Child Star: The Shirley Temple Story (2001)
As America struggled through the Great Depression in the 1930s, a little girl with big dimples and indescribable charm danced her way into the hearts of moviegoers around the world.
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Good movie but grossly overrated
Absolutely the worst movie.
The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;
Totally dreadful movie. The worst part is Connie Britton's portrayal of Gertrude Temple. She sleepwalks through this movie as if she is in a trance. Her "soothing calmness" becomes terribly grating after awhile to the point where I quit half way through the film. Ashley Rose does a tepid portrayal of Shirley Temple. The only interesting "drama" in this picture was how Fox studios was struggling to pay the bank, otherwise, Shirley's success is portrayed as being effortless . This just makes it all very boring, even nauseating.Combine that nausea with the trance like monotone of Britton's and you get something that becomes unbearable.
Unfortunately I didn't see the whole movie, having tuned in approximately 20 minutes after it started. Didn't know it was based on Shirley's "Bio"(which I had read). While the star is very talented, she didn't remind me much of Shirley (who is three years older than I). Like many children of that time, I was an avid fan of Shirley's, and was probably expecting too much!! Recently watched a marathon of S's pictures on AMC and was totaling astonished how good an actress and talent she really was. As a dancer, myself, I was very impressed with her dancing talent. It was regrettable that the studio tried to keep her a 'child star" for so long. She showed that she was a good actress in "Fort Apache"
This movie is one of my favorites! Ashley was awesome like what others say Ashley might not look like Shirley Temple but is her acting that really counts not because if she looks like her or anything like that. It was a movie that the whole family could watch and enjoy the acting and the story that goes behind it. I love Shirley Temple and all her movies but it was so awesome to see the real life behinde this child star!!
Excellent movie. Ashley Orr is an outstanding young actress and she was the perfect person to play as Shirley Temple. They should bring the movie back out so people who missed it can have an opportunity to enjoy Shirley Temple like I did.