Walt Disney Pictures’ TUCK EVERLASTING, a timeless and enchanting adventure about one girl’s magical summer, will captivate audiences of any age. Young Winnie Foster, stifled by the formality of her proper life and domineering mother, escapes into the woods only to get lost. Soon she happens upon Jesse Tuck — a boy full of life and adventure who’s unlike anyone she’s ever met — and falls in love. The Tucks, a kind and generous family, have a powerful secret — a spring that holds the magic of everlasting life. And now Winnie must choose to live life as she knows it or drink from the spring. It’s a life-affirming adventure that will cast its irresistible spell over you again and again.With the makings of a classic, Disney’s Tuck Everlasting compares favorably with such family favorites as The Secret Garden and Fairy Tale: A True Story. Loosely but respectfully adapted from Natalie Babbitt’s beloved children’s book, this appealing fable focuses on the timeless Tuck family, blessed–and cursed–with immortality after drinking from a magical spring. Hiding their secret over passing decades, they are discovered in 1914 by Winnie (Alexis Bledel)–the only daughter of stern, upper-crust socialites–who encounters the life-affirming Jesse Tuck (Jonathan Jackson) and grows enchanted with his family (Sissy Spacek, William Hurt, Scott Bairstow) while her parents fear she’s been kidnapped. The film’s teenage romance is invented (Winnie is younger in Babbitt’s book), but it’s charmingly appropriate, and Ben Kingsley is perfect as a menacing man of mystery. Scoring a solid follow-up to his equally enjoyable My Dog Skip, director Jay Russell turns Tuck Everlasting into a magical plea for living life to its fullest. –Jeff Shannon
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March 6, 2010
#1
This book caputered my imagination.It was a very good book. I think Winnie did the right thing by not drinking the water. It was a cool book. It would not be fun living forever. I like because it’s a mystery and fantasy. If i could take one book on a long trip Tuck Everlasting would be that book. It was a adventures book. I would recommend this book to everyone.
March 6, 2010
#2
This movie is great!!!! Alexis Bledel is my favorite actress in the world! Not only did she get Best Actress in a Comedy series, she was a model and was in this great movie! I was really happy to see her acting in this film, it waqs amazing.
March 6, 2010
#3
Tuck Everlasting is a great story for all ages because they are characters that you can really relate to. The film will be just as great, as long as you stay true to the book as much as possible. For example, you cannot change their names for your own satifaction. Nor can you change the setting of the story for that would completely take away from what the Tuck’s personality. This is, undeniably, an everlasting story.
March 6, 2010
#4
Average customer review….4 1/2 stars?!?! Right. Though I’ve never read the book I think I would’ve found it more enjoyable than the movie. Maybe it was the acting of Jonathen Jackson that really bugged me. That voice…
My main question after the end. And maybe this was answered at one point in the movie but I’m not recalling it. If one drink from the spring gives them life everlasting. Why the heck are they still drinking from it?
March 6, 2010
#5
Tuck Everlasting is a wonderfully bittersweet family film. Alexis Bledel (WB’s Gilmore Girls) stars as Winnie Foster, a 15 year old girl tired of her parents strict reign on her life. When she ventures out into the woods, she discovers Jessie Tuck (Jonathan Jackson) and begins an adventure with the entire Tuck family. A Man in a Yellow Suit (Ben Kingsley) plays a mysterious role, stopping at nothing to locate the Tuck’s whereabouts and discover the source of their deep and immortal secret.
With a few exceptions, Disney’s Tuck Everlasting is true to Natalie Babbitt’s classic book. (A couple of scenes are added to the film for dramatic effect and to build character development. In the end, they pay off quite well and it’s a shame these scenes never appear in the novel, as they truly enhance the film.)
Bledel plays the part of Winnie Foster perfectly. She captures the innocence of youth and the nervousness associated with a first love to a T. She is the perfect actress for the part and Disney hit the nail on the head in casting her. Nevermind that this is her first film, as Bledel’s experience from the Gilmore Girls has surely paid off and is demonstrated many times throughout the movie.
Jonathan Jackson is also great as Jessie Tuck, an eternal 17 year old who falls in love for the first time. He’s an adventurous young man who likes to travel, but his life is forever changed when he meets young Winnie.
The remaining cast members also capture their characters’ personalities and emotions beautifully. Ironically, however, most of the “big names” (William Hurt, Ben Kingsley, Sissy Spacek) are only secondary roles, as the film truly focuses on the relationship between Jessie and Winnie. Kingsley, talented as ever, plays a great villain while Hurt and Spacek are the perfect “neighborly” folks that everyone wishes they lived next to.
The music by William Ross enhances each scene with its own, unique melody. Everything from a music box tune to outdoor dancing to music from the era is present. It’s a nice change from the all-too-common mundane music found in many of today’s films.
Parents should not worry about the “PG” label attributed to Tuck Everlasting. The so-called “Some Violence” is far from gory or bloody and exists in only one or two scenes at best. This is undoubtedly a Disney classic, sure to find its way among other such films as “Old Yeller” and “The Swiss Family Robinson”.
With a comfortable running time, you won’t find yourself shifting in your seat and checking your watch. Disney has outdone itself with a modern classic that you can feel comfortable taking the whole family to see.