I saw this movie with the eight-year-old girl I nanny. The entire theatre was filled with girls under 10. I think there may have been 5 or 6 moms and me. Eventually her 11 y/o bro came in (after his movie, the Pink Panther, was over) and he was definitely the only boy in there. The movie as a whole was cute, but I found myself, as a 20 y/o college student, getting kind of bored. It taught good lessons about overcoming fears and learning to live life, and the importance of friends. Kylie really liked it and it sounded like the other girls liked it, too. The only big problem I had with it was that the whole plot revolved around love of a boy. The girls were obsessing over this boy and getting him to fall in love with them. It made girls look like all we are are boy-obsessed. Nice message to convey to the theatre full of 8 year olds. Of course, in the end, the girls learn that the most important kind of love is loving yourself and the love of friends, so the end lesson was meaningful. I recommend this to families with girls between 5 and 10, but any older and they'll be bored. And you should be prepared to watch the clock.
Review of Aquamarine
