Review of How to Eat Fried Worms (2006) by Lexie R — 20 Dec 2007

You know what? Surprisingly enough, How To Eat Fried Worms is a bit charming. To my great surprise, I found myself noticing how well it was made. When a 16 year old teenager is reviewing How to Eat Fried Worms, I can't actually base it on its goal, it's mission, it's....general storyline. Because, that's not for me. Kids eating worms, okay. Sounds like something for the infants. But what I can do is judge the script based off the book that I have read, judge the acting, judge the directing, judge the sound, judge the lighting, depth of field, etc...the things that make movies great. And when it comes down to it, How To Eat Fried Worms excels in all of those categories. The directing is actually quite amazing, the acting featured young actors who are sure to have a future, and to the best of my memory, the script sticks to the book in a successful, appropriate way.

It didn't try to have a life-changing message, or a deep, profound script; so why should I judge it on those levels. What it DID try to do was be a kids movie that KIDS would enjoy, and it did that--plus, in a very, very well-done way. Noone seemed like an ameature in this movie; the director, the actors, and everyone involved put together a production that looked, to my great shock, professional. Not to mention, the film had some moments (especially regarding the protagonist's younger brother) that made me laugh to an extent many classic, Oscar-contending movies have not made me laugh. It featured great settings and backdrops of small suburban life--with the sun up and the sun down, which were pleasant to look at and got anyone in the mood of "How To Eat Fried Worms.".

If anything, it's a good time at the movies that parents won't be falling asleep during as their kids enjoy a farcical adventure through childhood and worm-eating. Not to mention, the pacing of the film makes the ending all worth while, and by the end, there is a moral to the story, that the kids may not get completely, but may apply to their lives, consciencely or not. It is a well-made film, in all the deep elements of film making, and its entertaining. It didn't try to hard to conquer the world, and it didn't, but it will conquer your attention and desire to possibly see it once more. I reccomend it.