Review of Newsies (1992) by Honor M — 29 Oct 2012

Hey, Iâ(TM)m Hunter Willow for KIDS FIRST! and Iâ(TM)ve just finished watching the classic Disney musical, Newsies. Newsies is fun-filled with lively music and dancing, which I LOVE!

In 1899, Joseph Pulitzer, publisher of the New York World newspaper, and William Randolph Hurst, publisher of the New York Journal, decide to raise the prices of the distribution cost for the newsboys. Already poor, the newsboys wonâ(TM)t stand for it and they decide to strike.

Jack Kelly (Christian Bale, Batman Begins, The Dark Knight) leads the strike with David Jacobs (David Moscow), Jackâ(TM)s best friend and the brains behind the strike. Gabriel Damon is Spot Conlon the leader of the Brooklyn boys. It takes newspaper boys from all the boroughs of New York to come together to make a difference. Bryan Denton (Bill Pullman), a reporter for the Sun, who is trying to help the boys by making sure people know what is happening and writing about the strike in a competing paper.

I love musicals! It was the singing and dancing that kept me watching, but I only rate the movie a 3 out of 5 stars. Technically the film is top-notch, however the story is hard to follow at times and I had to ask what things meant. I think this movie is better for teens and adults, but itâ(TM)s definitely worthwhile for younger kids who like musicals, like me!

Itâ(TM)s been twenty years since the original release of Newsies. Finally Disney is taking the movie to the stage! Newsies opens on Broadway for a limited run starting March 15th!