Not all the remakes of classic movies which poured out of Hollywood in 2006 were dreadful, only 90% of them were. FLICA is the exception, a very good family film with decent acting and beautiful photography, even though it failed somewhat in emotional punch.
Imagine this remake assigned to Peter Jackson and how he might have trashed it with his stupid ideas and budget excess. Stop! Forget that and enjoy this one. Tim McGraw did OK as the Dad and with a country music star in that role there's also a fine country soundtrack and Mr McGraw does not hog this for himself.
Aside from the good story and Wyoming scenery, I enjoyed watching Maria Bello as the Mom. Good thing the new version is updated to 2006 and not set in 1943. They did not have knockout-beautiful mothers of teenage girls in 1943 --- take my word, I was there --- but we've sure got 'em these days. Horse ranches, Home Depot, across the street, they're just everywhere.
One thing they DID have in 1943 that we don't have anymore is movie stars that can seriously act, and put across a performance that knocks you out. I can only imagine the young Roddy McDowell playing the lead as he did in the original, a classic, which begot the sequel, Thunderhead, Son of Flica.
Imagine this remake assigned to Peter Jackson and how he might have trashed it with his stupid ideas and budget excess. Stop! Forget that and enjoy this one. Tim McGraw did OK as the Dad and with a country music star in that role there's also a fine country soundtrack and Mr McGraw does not hog this for himself.
Aside from the good story and Wyoming scenery, I enjoyed watching Maria Bello as the Mom. Good thing the new version is updated to 2006 and not set in 1943. They did not have knockout-beautiful mothers of teenage girls in 1943 --- take my word, I was there --- but we've sure got 'em these days. Horse ranches, Home Depot, across the street, they're just everywhere.
One thing they DID have in 1943 that we don't have anymore is movie stars that can seriously act, and put across a performance that knocks you out. I can only imagine the young Roddy McDowell playing the lead as he did in the original, a classic, which begot the sequel, Thunderhead, Son of Flica.