FilmCriticLalitRao It is rather unfortunate that "Little Man Tate" did not get all the success it deserved.It may be due to the fact that cinema enthusiasts in USA and elsewhere were not at ready to receive such kind of a different yet intelligent film.This charming,poetic,out of the box film was like a bolt from the blue for them.The problem is that most of the times people are interested in pure Hollywood films or in uncommon,peculiar independent films from USA.Little Man Tate did not belong to any of these categories as Jodie Foster created a film which could not be easily pigeonholed.This film's star attraction is young actor Adam Hann Byrd who gives astounding performance as young genius Fred Tate.As Jane Grierson,Fred Tate's educator,Dianne Wiest too plays an important role in the film.We get to see glimpses of Fred Tate's turbulent life which gets metamorphosed when he is found to have qualities of a creative genius at a very young age.His life takes a turn for the worst when he finds that his stature of precocious child has deprived him of his natural growth and a normal childhood.Little Man Tate is good film for all those who would like to be enlightened, entertained,educated and motivated.

Philani Mathobela I watch the movie and i think it was 1999, so I was not much older than the boy. i found inspiration and comfort in realizing what great potential could recides in me i.e i was motivated for life, to sot of always try not to be average but unique and special.I am not a genius but when I was a kid I dreamt of nothing else. I do not want to be a genius, but to find my talent, my purpose in life. I think the is nothing more than more than, than to find purpose.And this is what this movie is about, a young boy born with clear purpose.Not just that, but the movie brought many thoughts and actions that still bind me today, it created a character in me that wants to always be and do better than others. A character that motivated me to concentrate even more on my drawing skill, mathematical, singing(musical),athletic, analytical, karate,and etc skills. There are so much skill that i have developed though this movie over the past 8 to 10 years since i watch it.when i think as to what my personality was back then i cant even remember because that was not me, that was just some emotion that got stronger that bounded me and kept me slavery, and now at about 12 intervals a year a year I, remember what my problem is and try to fix myself where ever i can.Its a very good movie, but such movies should not be watch by children with wick or sensitive personality problems.

Honeyshine I just wanted to put in my 2 cents and praise this movie because I felt that there were so many negative comments for such an uplifting and heartwarming film. I tip my hat to Jodie Foster for acting so fluidly all the while debuting as a director too. Sure, it was a simple movie, but I think that that was her point; simple, to the point and most importantly, you were supposed to feel good after having seen the movie. My favorite scene was when Fred and Eddie (Harry Connick Jr) befriend each other and they're playing piano. The tap-to jazz music in the movie is great and keeps the movie going at that jazz pace. I think it's a wonderful flick and makes a great watch with the girlfriend film.

Sam(antha) Mukashi This movie is obviously what one would call "labour of love". It's a pleasure to watch. The story shows beautifully what a thousand articles on math prodigies cannot- that even geniuses need love and that no matter how "genius" that child is he is still only a kid. She brings out the subtleties of her character. Fred seems adult-like in a child's world and yet deals with child-like simplicity in an adult's world. Jane is the headmistress of a school for the gifted, who believes that her theories on child-prodigies can bring out Fred's best talents, but forgets that Fred's best is not in his head but in his heart. Working to give her child the best yet fierce-fully protective of Fred is his mother Dede. This movie perfectly capture the heartbreaking events that can happen when a child is given too much attention but no affection. Hats off to Adam Byrd who gives a very nuanced performance. Both Jodie Foster and Nancy show the little personality clashes very well. Jodie foster has done a great job when she shows Dede's reaction and then later Jane's reaction to the fact that Fred has had a nightmare.I hope to be able to see more movies from her.