Review of Five Children and It (2004) by Jason Y — 12 Apr 2005

[b]Theater[/b] First Viewing, 2 Stephenson films seen.

I predict Freddie Highmore might become the new Jonathan Lipnicki. Freddie is a much better actor than Jonathan, but Freddie will never be raved about the way that Jonathan was in [i]Jerry Maguire[/i] - no matter how good Freddie was in [i]Finding Neverland[/i]. I relate the two, because after Jonathan made [i]Jerry Maguire[/i], he made a series of blah blah family films. I love the [i]Stuart Little[/i] films, but [i]The Little Vampire[/i]? [i]Angels in the Outfield[/i]? Oops. I meant to type [i]Like Mike[/i]. Freddie was great in [i]Finding Neverland[/i], but [i]Five Children and It[/i] only proves that the industry is pushing him as the new child star/product of the now.