When a storm washes a canoe bearing an infant boy ashore upon a small South Pacific island, he is at first well-received as a gift from the heavens, even to the point of the tribal chief adopting him as a successor. However, with time as hardships are blamed upon Tama (as he is named), he is finally outcast to live with the poorest people on the island, Mahana and her drunken father. Mahana is considered homely and undesirable, but Tama feels differently, so when he is old enough to build a craft to sail away, he vows to return for her one day. A lucky stroke brings him to land upon the island of the legendary Johnny Lingo, the wealthiest trader in the islands, and after years of service to him, Tama has learned much about life and himself as he dreams of honoring his pledge to Mahana.
The Legend of Johnny Lingo has generally received positive reviews.
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The Legend of Johnny Lingo was released in 2003 and has generally received positive reviews.
Online reviewers have written 43 reviews, giving The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003) an average rating of 66%.
Overall, cinema-goers much prefer the movie, giving it an average score of 93%, compared to film critics, who gave it a considerably lower average score of 58%. Amateur reviewers enjoyed The Legend of Johnny Lingo a lot more than professional critics.
With a score of 66%, The Legend of Johnny Lingo is above the average Cinafilm score for movies made in 2003, which stands at 60%.
Other movies from 2003 with similar scores include films like Once Upon a Time in Mexico, Swimming Pool and Piglet's Big Movie.
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