3 Men and a Little Lady (1990)

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One of the most extraordinary films you will see this year. Take that as you want.

There's no way I can possibly love it entirely but I just think its ridiculously bad, but enjoyable at the same time.

There are moments in this movie where the great movie it could've been peek out... They're fleeting, here, but they're worth savoring, and they happen often enough to make it worth your while.

Sequels usually just try to milk more money on old fame, not trying too much about quality. Sometimes it happens that sequel is on a level with original, but to be better is really rare. This is one of those exceptions. Although it is far from being masterpiece, it is far better than 3 Men and a Baby. Humor is this time actually funny and emotional scenes good enough to cause tear or two. Nancy Travis has very little screen time in first movie, but here she got a chance to show off. Instead of baby from first movie who was just cute, now we have Robin Weisman who's cute too, but also great in playing well written role. Story is more complex, intelligent and strong, and movie is overall much faster and more entertaining. This one is going to my collection.7/10

I thought this was cute and not bad at all. Filled with charm, innocence, drama and romance. I thought it was a nice mix. From an artistic standpoint, there were some plot elements and character developments I didn't think were totally needed. They do however drive the story, which seemed to be their purpose, so I can accept them. It is an emotionally uplifting movie that will raise your morale. Unfairly dismissed by some as confusing, this kind of sentimental character piece needs a tight focus so all of the nuances of the characters shine through. Oh, and the colors are amazing and seem to follow the mood of the story.

This movie is the sequel to 3 Men and a Baby which is based on a French Film. Unfortunately I have not seen the French film so I cannot comment on it, though I would like to. This movie is the sequel to the American version so I doubt that I can compare it with the original anyway. The baby girl has now grown up and they are looking to take her to a school. At this time she is having fun with three dads but when she gets to school she learns that this is not normal. It seems that this is going to be the plot, with her trying to adapt to the social norm when she does not fall into it, but this is not the case. Rather her mother decides that she needs to marry and they guy, Tom Sellick, whom she wants to marry seems to be more interested in the girl than her so she goes after a wealthy director who lives in England. At first the director seems to be a nice guy but we learn that he is really a creep and this comes to revelation when he secretly sends the girl to a harsh boarding school. Thus the three men but prove to the woman that he really is a creep. This movie is not really a thematic movie but it is still enjoyable. There are two quite funny characters, the butler and the substitute vicar that makes a joke out of senility. Yet a theme does exist in the movie and that is that a child needs a mother and a father. Sending children to a private school is not really appropriate if it is simply to get them out of the way. Sometimes it is not possible to have the children attend school, especially if the child lives in the country and finds it difficult to attend school every day, so a boarding school is appropriate. Unfortunately people use such schools as a way to get their children out of their hair, which is what I feel is quite inappropriate. Marriage implies that the partners take upon each other's burdens. If one partner has a child then when you marry the woman you take the child as your own. It is not appropriate to marry then send the child away, especially without informing the mother. This is why Sellick was the much better father, but he focused on the girl and not the mother, which is what upset the mother. Yet it is revealed later that he did love the mother but was too shy to reveal this. Instead he hid behind the child so that he did not need to expose himself. I did not find the movie all that bad, though the critics scathed it. I disagree. Though it was clichéd in a lot of places, it was still quite a good movie.

Though no one would accuse this movie of being intellectually challenging, it is fun to watch and has some really funny scenes. The little girl who plays Mary was a great child actress -- I found her to be both adorable and convincing. The interactions between Sylvia, the three men, and the pompous English director she dates are amusing, if rather sitcom-ish.The English stereotypes are nothing new, and I used to live in England, but I was still amused. Probably because they were done in such a goofy, light-hearted spirit. Fiona Shaw is hysterical, too, as the headmistress of a girl's school who develops an excruciating crush on Tom Selleck's character.Definitely worth watching, and safe for little kids.