Quints (2000)

Simply A Masterpiece

Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

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.

It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

Quints despite what you might obviously think is not a film about the birth of quintuplets. It's about the experience of being an older sibling to those quintuplets and the film is seen and narrated through the eyes of their 14 year old sister played by Kimberly J. Brown.I have to say this is one of the better products to come from the Magic Kingdom I've seen in recent years. The cast is very appealing and it's done in such a way that an adult on in years such as myself can empathize with the plight of a 14 year old girl just lost in the shuffle over these babies.Kimberly J. Brown really makes the film, she's a nice normal 14 year old girl just looking to make her niche in the world and she hasn't quite found the thing that moves her. She comes from a pair of normal parents who if anything are a pair of overachievers. Daniel Roebuck and Elizabeth Moorehead want what's best for their daughter, but their vision of what's best clouds the view.They've got their financial problems and of course with five extra mouths to feed, they seem to multiply. But when media consultant Vince Corazza appears on the scene with all kinds of moneymaking ideas for the Quints, the future is bright.The problem is that young Ms. Brown is finally finding herself under the tutelage of a caring art teacher James Kalls. This does lead to a family crisis of sorts.Of course it all is resolved in good Disney fashion. But the film itself is charming. I liked the performances of Roebuck and Moorehead as the decent parents whose heads get a bit turned by the prospect of all that money to be made in exploiting the Quints. And there is a very portrayal of Don Knotts as the state governor who doesn't like to miss his photo opportunities.All in all a very nice family film from the Disney Studios.

I'm a fan of fantasy, and I usually like Disney movies. I also have twins, and love movies about multiple birth children. This one is horrible. The biggest problem I have with it is that it completely ignores so many real things that I just can't get past. If they had had the exact same movie with triplets, I would have gotten past it. Unfortunately, quints don't go full term, they don't come straight home from the hospital and the mother isn't walking around when she goes into labor. I just couldn't get past these problems. If they had the same movie with twins or triplets (I have twins) I could have gone along with the whole thing. I couldn't get past the first half hour.

I hate saying anything negative, but I just have to warn everybody about how awful this movie is. I could not stop watching it because i kept on wondering if it was all some big joke or something. The movie did have an OK idea behind it. If it had been made differently it could have been better. The main character, Kimberly J. Brown, gets so annoying throughout the movie that you will want to throw your television out of the window. She does a HORRABLE job narrating, and her character keeps on tricking you about what happens then will go back and say "i was just kidding, that isn't what really happened." I think one major thing that turned me off about this movie is the fact that the main character will constantly talk to you, the viewer. It makes it seem like i am watching one of those toddler shows where they ask you questions and wait for you to answer. In fact that is just what she does. It is too bad that Disney wasted its money on this movie. The acting in this movie feels like a cheep high school play. Hopefully you wont waste your time watching it. I gave it a vote of 1 for awful, but it deserves a zero.

I think this movie was adorable. Disney movies are the best. Kimberly J Brown is definately an amazing actress and also well known for her role of Annie Wheaton in Stephen King's Rose Red (Which I also recommend seeing) I expect to see many more good movies from this young actress. I recommend seeing Quints!