Little Nicholas Reviews

The movie was so cute and fun. It has been 4 years since it was released and I wonder where is its sequel, because this movie deserves one or maybe those who loved it will anticipate like I do. The characters were very well created and developed, the timing of jokes was excellent. When I saw Kad Merad on the first frame of his appearance in this movie, I could not control myself from laughing and knew it would be an awesome and I gonna have a nice time with it. And I did.



This movie was based on a series of French children's books. It reminds me 'Diary of a wimpy kid', about a kid who had his own imagination and mistook the occasion he witnessed with his parents which makes him to act quickly to make it right. So the little Nicolas forms a little gang from his school friends and theirs adventure is ours (audience) fun ride.

As a children movie fan I loved it from my heart and wanted more of it which was lasted for just 90 minutes. Watching a movie like it make me a kid, sometime it will recall my childhood memories. I feel I am so lucky to see it and hope you won't miss after reading this review.

MINI-REVIEW:

As opposed to the original series of books written by French author René Goscinny throughout the 1950s, the film adaptation of Le Petit Nicolas does actually have a plot where there is one individual storyline and, therefore, a beginning to an end. The style of the series is written in telling the audience about the different morals of life, but the film expressed a clear but very specific message; one that is beautifully told by protagonist Nicolas. It is emotionally touching as we engage with a family who just want to be “normal” and we’re alongside Nicolas and his gang of friends in their journey to “find out the truth”.


Furthermore, it has its outrageously hilarious moments. It is stationed in many ways like a situation-comedy, especially regarding Nicolas’s parents and the father’s boss. Also, it’s very funny with Nicolas and his friends, who are literally like a younger representation of the seven dwarfs despite there are, in fact, 8 of them and they argue and bicker at each other. It is all their different personalities and wanting to overpower one another that expresses the immaturity and competition between children. All 8 of the young actors gave strong performances in their respective roles as did Valérie Lemercier and Kad Merad in roles that are only known as Nicolas’s mother and father. In fact, all other characters apart from the gang of schoolboys are just referred to the audience as their character type. Director Laurent Tirard did a marvellous job in directing a feature that had a television and pantomime touch to it. You do not have to be the biggest admirer of foreign language films to enjoy this. It’s funny, it’s charming, it’s emotional and it is bound to warm the hearts of kids and adults alike.