Review by elision10

I know this is supposed to be a sweet, heart-warming film. But the children treat the servants so viciously and with lack of respect that it's more like a primer for upper class youth on how to treat the lower orders. They're consistently treated with disdain. It's rather shocking that the movie takes this point of view. The child actors aren't too bad, but one of the boys, the young master of the house, is second-rate and not believable. The movie is watchable, and even enjoyable, during the first half. But the second half is rather sappy. I imagine the book is much better, although IMDBers seem to rather like this film.