lindacoker50 I LOVE this movie. The actors are seasoned professionals. Hayley Mills is always amazing. I think this is a MUST SEE for everyone. I would love to be in a discussion group about it. Growing up in the Christian community and attending many churches throughout the years, I have seen the reality of how the person or people with the money can run the church in the background. I know first hand how difficult it is to stay positive in such a negative world. I have also seen the reality of how someone who has much anger in their heart from the past will take out their anger on the people who come into their lives and steal their happiness. This is NOT just a sweet story. There is a lesson to be learn here. A CLASSIC!!!

movie-viking This Disney movie charms me now as much as it did...when I watched it -- Sunday Nights (in two parts surely) on "The Wonderful World of Disney" - on TV years ago!Read the other reviews to get details. It's a fine family movie, but unless you "need" some gratuitous scenes, the story will reach anyone!"Pollyanna" is a fine adaptation of "Pollyanna" the novel, a huge 1913 bestseller. This film represents...Walt Disney at his best...with quality actors (wow...just put the top 10 actors' names into IMDb and see how IMPRESSIVE each actor is!!!) The story's essence is captured well in a quality script...and a believable young "Pollyanna" in Hayley Mills. (Note...her father was a great actor also - Sir John Mills.) Am GLAD that Hayley Mills got a special child's Oscar. She deserved it.So Pollyanna wins over her town...and young "tween" Hayley Mills tames Aunt Polly (Jane Wyman), as well as Karl Malden, Adolphe Menjou, Donald Crisp, and many, many other fine actors.

preppy-3 A little orphan named Pollyanna (Hayley Mills with her English accent intact) goes to live with her strict (but sweet) Aunt Polly (Jane Wyman). She's so nauseatingly sweet that all the mean old people in the town find warmth, love and happiness through her. Yuck! Even for Disney this is syrupy.This is a typical live action Disney film. Everybody talks in a G rated way, all the mean (but secretly nice) adults end up being sweet and kind and all the kids are ridiculously cute and "lovable". The story itself is just ridiculous--even for Disney. A little orphan spreading peace and love all around. Sheesh! The acting is pretty bad too. Talented actors like Wyman, Richard Egan and Karl Malden (as a priest!) can do little with the lousy dialogue. Mills is terrible also --but she was only 14 when she did this. Only Agnes Moorehead manages a performance. The film also moves VERY slow--it runs over 2 hours! Also the last 20 minutes are so unbelievably manipulative I actually felt like throwing something heavy at the TV! Too long, too sweet and too unbelievable. This gets a 2 for Moorehead alone.

zinc-5 If you have not yet seen this classic Disney movie, do yourself a huge favour and see it immediately. It will remind you of exactly how much can be achieved in 2 hours, where every aspect of good movie-making is carefully crafted into a beautiful whole. Hayley Mills is the obvious standout and her line delivery, facial expressions, and interactions with others are simply exquisite. She embodies the innocence and clarity of youth, while also demonstrating a wicked and vibrant spirit, and a profound sense of wonder at the world around her. The film actually demonstrates how much *can* be achieved in terms of engaging the viewer in the limited time-frame this medium permits. Highly recommended!