Brightlyme i know i wasted 90 mins of my life.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Jakoba True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

Cissy Évelyne It really made me laugh, but for some moments I was tearing up because I could relate so much.

ElMaruecan82 It's been a quarter-century but I still the wide attention "My Girl" got at the time of its release. In French, the title was translated to "Copain, Copine", a derivation from classic French film "Cousin, Cousine" and whose translation is "Boyfriend, Girlfriend", the publicity focused on two elements: an unprecedented kiss between children (and I still when my friend showed me the picture on a magazine) and Macaulay Culkin playing the lucky boy. He was still emerging from his success in "Home Alone" that I wasn't the only one to think he was the star of the film, but I guess the original title wouldn't have mislead us.Still, with a quick glance at the poster, you can tell that the film tried to capitalize on the popularity of Culkin who was the rising star of the early 90's, ing the torch to Anna Chlumsky in her acting debut, he doesn't even wear his nerdy glasses and has a dashing smile that is in total contradiction with the shy and Milhouse-like personality he displayed all through the film, and it's a fine performance and so is Chlumsky as little Velda, a 11-year old girl at the threshold of her teen years and dealing with the 'things of her age' such as death and love, with a widowed Dad (Dan Aykroyd) managing a funeral parlor and falling in love with his newly hired employee (Jamie Lee Curtis), she sure will have one notion or two coming. The title could have well been "My Girl's World".Now, the reason I mentioned the whole marketing about the film is because it doesn't provide anything seminal in the coming-of-age department, even deaths of a beloved one was pretty well covered in "Stand by Me", the only moment the film makes you aware that this is told from a girl's perspective is when Velda, after a "hemorrhage" scare, has a talk with her Dad's fiancé about bees and flowers. The rest will inspire a few déjà-vu comments but what the film lacks in originality, is compensated by the good acting and a characterization that actually makes you care for these people, especially since the early 70's where the film takes place doesn't look much different from the early 90's when we saw it, or maybe kids didn't change much over this lapse of time.There are a few awkward moments that don't belong to the level of intelligence and sweetness infused in the earlier scenes, the dad's level of denial when it comes to Velda's antics are sometimes contrived and I'm not sure a kid losing his glasses would have let the bees sting him like that, and I mean it from my own experience, but but the film manages to emerge above these shortcoming, because of the central performances of Chlumsky and Culkin who's the perfect counterpart to her fiery personality. The situations with adults are also full of humanity and genuine humor, the complicity with the Dad, the benevolent teacher played by Griffin Dune and Jamie Lee Curtis who finds the right note between warm and funny.This is the kind of plot-less films that is more about things of your age, and it's a miracle that it managed to remain as captivating. You don't really see the sadness near the end coming, and I can't help but feel it was forced into to make such an impact the film would be reminded as a tear-jerker, it did a fine job for that, I fell for it too. That's how good it is, you know the intentions but you're ready to forgive them because a story needs to be good before being predictable.

Michael_Elliott My Girl (1991) *** (out of 4) Tender coming of age story about eleven-year-old Vada (Anna Chlumsky) who is trying to come to with herself while also dealing with her dad (Dan Aykroyd) dating for the first time after the death of her mother. She's also dealing with that girlfriend (Jamie Lee Curtis) as well as her best friend (Macaulay Culkin).MY GIRL is one of the better coming of age films that were released around this era. The film benefits greatly due to the terrific cast as well as a wonderful soundtrack that captures all sorts of oldies and they really bring the story to life. It's hard to believe that the film is now twenty-five years old but it's certainly stood the test of time and remains a charming, touching and funny film.The best thing going for the film are its performances by the great cast. Both Aykroyd and Curtis are extremely effective in their roles and I especially liked Aykroyd and the way he was beginning to play dramatic roles. I thought he was very believable in the role of the father who isn't quite sure how to relate to a daughter. Culkin also deserves a lot of credit for breaking away from the HOME ALONE image and doing a ing part. Chlumsky is pitch perfect in the role of Vada as she mixes a certain warmth and charm that is hard to beat. Even Griffin Dunne and Richard Masur are good in their ing bits.Director Howard Zieff certainly does a very good job at re-creating the early 70s. The film has an atmosphere all its own and I think the tender moments of being 11 are captured throughout the picture. There's a lot of great comedy here but also some rather sad drama but in the end the film really delivers on all levels.

andyroo54 I just watched this movie again for the first time in probably twenty years. This movie really had a pretty big impact on my childhood, and it's funny because I can't really where I saw it, but I know it probably wasn't more than once, it might have been at the movies...but it might have been once or twice on VHS. A big part of the mystique of this movie is that it was released in the early 90's, but seemingly set in the 70's, and it's done so well you wouldn't even notice. I had the biggest crush on the girl at the time (Chlumsky), and I totally identified with the kid (Culkin), especially because I had a very close brush with death and almost died after having an anaphylactic reaction to a bee sting a year or two before. So this movie really spoke to me as a kid. I really felt like I was the kid in the movie.. which was a weird feeling. Watching it now twenty years later and it's quite a different perspective that you get. I identify much more with Aykroyd and Curtis. I suppose that's only natural. But the issues the movie deals with are timeless, and it does it with a respectability and competence that you don't see very often. The last twenty minutes of this movie will have crying pretty much constantly. It's a beautiful movie, and it's very rare that a movie can elicit such emotions across such a time span.

Chloe Ibbetson I gave this film a 10/10 it was really moving and realistic! This film is so brilliant I can watch it over and over again! Every thing about this film is so amazing the cast, the plot and the whole film is just so remarkable! New comer Anna Chlumsky (Vada Sultenfuss) did a really brilliant job in this film she really brought the character of Vada to life! And Macaulay Culkin (Thomas J. Sennett) really brought the character of Thomas J to life he also did an amazing job in this film! I totally recommend this film to anyone who loves heart warming family films. This film is just so Beautiful.I don't know what to say all I can say is if you haven't already go and watch this film it's magical! The friendship of Vada and Thomas J is beautiful!