Btexxamar I like Black Panther, but I didn't like this movie.

SteinMo What a freaking movie. So many twists and turns. Absolutely intense from start to finish.

Salubfoto It's an amazing and heartbreaking story.

Catangro After playing with our expectations, this turns out to be a very different sort of film.

cutebear This movie is so good. You can relate sort of to the lives of Lily Jane and Billy Bob. It is a story of love, life, and scheming. My recommendation is to watch it.The movie is about a little girl(Lily Jane) who comes to live in the small town Medda. The story kicks off as soon as her to-be friends start to try to court her. She finds her only true love is to go to Hollywood. When a scheming crook comes to town and holds a talent show and the prize is a trip to Hollywood. Lily Jane enters and wins only to find out that the crook was lying. Lily Jane, Rosalba Cat, and Billy Bob go and arrest Mr. Quincy. You really need to watch this movie to find out if it is for you. Lily Jane is like Vanity Fair's Becky Sharp, witty, charming, and creative.

herbqedi I noticed the title and blurb on Showtime In Demand as I was just looking for something to watch. My wife and I have enjoyed several other pieces (the Grass Harp, A Christmas Memory based on Capote's work, and it also looked like the type of movie we could enjoy with our grandkids. But, never did it occur to me that this would turn out to be the best film I've seen since A Beautiful Mind. It turns out that Children On Their Birthdays is a very special film.The first thing about this unheralded masterpiece that grabbed me was the score -- an ideal score for this idyllic fable. The next thing is the town, the fields, the swimming hole, the clothes -- all the visuals that make the town come so utterly alive -- every color and fabric evocative of this picaresque southern town in 1947. Next, the exposition of the characters, introduced through various vignettes, gives us insights to a dozen interesting townsfolk who we recognize and care about. Sheryl Lee Diamond is incredibly dead on as Billy Bob's mother -- Billy Bob being the lead character. The young actor playing Preacher, however, steals every scene he is in. Christopher MacDonald plays the sturdy Speedy with just the right hint of uncertainty. And, Tom Arnold is perfectly cast as the dapper con man who almost takes the life out of the town -- if not for our heroine -- and good ol' Preacher. The nuances at the town talent show and at the Country Fair sequences were also perfect. Another casting coup was getting Phyllis Frelich to play the role of the mute Mrs. Bobbitt.I think Children On Their Birthdays is a magnificent film with unexpectedly high production values. I highly recommend it.

jerrywilson I rented the DVD because I was simply in the mood to watch a movie, and I'd seen almost everything else new that hadn't already been rented out. So I gave "Children on Their Birthdays" a shot, not expecting too much.I was surprised to discover that I really enjoyed it. In fact, the day after I had watched it, I found myself thinking about the characters and smiling. So I bought the DVD and have watched it several times since then.I won't go into a detailed description, because that's already been done. But the characters are endearing. Despite a forced southern accent by Miss Lily Jane Bobbit, she is still the centerpiece of the movie. All the children performed wonderfully.The movie is a study in contrasts: Honesty vs. dishonesty, rural vs. urban, child vs. adult, etc. Overall, it's a movie deserving of a higher rating than it has received.I gave it an 8.

FilmLabRat This film holds up contrasts between urban and rural cultures, courage and passivity, childhood and adulthood, other-centeredness and self-centeredness, dealing with many issues of life and perspectives in an inspiring, tasteful way. Miss Lily Jane Bobbit is an interesting character that evokes curiosity throughout the story. Great movie for the whole family.