I am going to stop watching these kind of movies. It pretty much hits all the stereotypes that one can imagine and it elicits prejudices against stupidity that exists in the world today. Here is a family - so poor and destitute, they need to have 3 children to share their misery with. PEOPLE! OVERPOPULATION IS RUINING THIS PLANET! The boy is irresponsible and loses the girls only pair of shoes so they switch shoes for school so they don't have to tell the father who will beat them. The girl never gets home on time, so the boy is always late for school. He finally gets kicked out for tardiness but, lo and behold, one teacher stands up for him. Hurrah for teach!!! They owe the grocer but he still gives them food. They're 5 months behind on the rent, but they still keep on living there (how does that happen in the US? I'd love to know) The mother is ill and can't go to work, but the daughter takes care of the baby. The boy wants to race and get his sister the sneakers so they will get back to normal (how long is this? And dad hasn't noticed???) The boy goes to register 5 days after the entry deadline but again, lo and behold, they let him register. He wants to come in 3rd to win the shoes, but golly darn - after tripping and falling - he comes in first! Don't worry about the fact that he has a 2 foot stride while all his competitors that lose to him have a 3 foot or great stride. BUT THE BEST PART!!!!! Dad decides to become a gardener with no skills and he takes the boy on his first day on a bicycle 10 miles away from home where to "good" houses are. He's too stupid to articulate himself, so the boy has to explain what they do. Then after a full day, on the way home, they have an accident because the bike they are riding has no breaks????? WOULD YOU NOT HAVE TESTED THIS ON A FLAT SURFACE RATHER THAN A DOWNWARD INCLIDE BEFORE YOU PUT YOUR CHILD ON THERE WITH YOU??? A bunch of stupidity and nonsense that I have no patience for. Because of all of this, that 87 minutes seemed like an eternity. This film is a good argument for population control.
Review of Children of Heaven
