I enjoyed this film for its depiction of early adolescence friendship naturally created, outside of the context of an otherwise uncomfortable family situation. I liked the light, upbeat 'tinkly' music played in the background of scenes showing the 2 boys hanging out together. There's a fair element of escapism present, as well as a sense of nostalgia. I enjoyed it and I think its a good film that I'd recommend generally.

interesting story for a movie where families fued and thier children suffer. The child actors did a good job. The ending left much to be desired.

I guess I don’t understand the hype with little man I found the film to be quite boring and bland. The performances are good with decent dialogue about how people are treated. But the movie doesn’t really go anywhere and it’s drawn out despite its short running time. I really wasn’t all that invested in the characters or the script. It’s a well-made little indie film but there’s just nothing here to really hold interest very long.

Cute little movie, but drawn out and overrated.

Too slow and nothing ever happens

It's like a Woody Allen movie mixed with Ken Loach film minus everything that makes them interesting. The movie definitely has interesting subject material but very little is done with it, there's very little dialogue and interactions between the characters in this movie. There's a lot of great acting but I wish they were all in a better movie. I don't recommend this, there's much better films that deal with similar themes.

This is a slight, quiet film that I can really see why people like but never quite did it for me. I was never 100% invested in any of the characters and found a few of the notes, particularly in the last third just didn't work and seemed unlikely to me. In no way a bad film but not one I fell for.

Nice, quaint, quiet - these are all words that fit this film well. Is it outstanding or riveting? No, absolutely not. That being said, the writing is incredibly well-done if you're looking for something that feels genuine and gives us a story and characters that are true-to-life. The performances are top-notch (and the only reason I added an extra 1/2 star to the rating) from a talented cast who, together with the writers, effectively capture the way an unpleasant, but unavoidable situation in the adult-world can have a sad and unfortunate effect on a child's life. I like the way it ends, though, with a message that's as clear as it is realistic.

I had high expectations for this movie. Unfortunately, it was just a 'slice of life' type movie covering the daily lives of these folks and the upstairs/downstairs interactions regarding a rent/real estate issue. All parties provided fine acting, but it was just a boring flick. The ending was especially bad.

The film has potential but is weakened by its slow pace, the absence of a main character and the portrayal of the shopkeeper as reserved and entitled. Sachs' attempt to portray the friendship between the two boys in the story comes across as strained and formulaic. For example, Sachs films two long sequences of Tony on a scooter followed by Jake on roller skates moving down the sidewalks of New York, a lame and boring attempt to illustrate their friendship.

Very good in many ways, but I felt the boys' relationship wasn't well developed, so the central conflict didn't quite have the psychological impact required for this film to be great.

Little Men: Critically-acclaimed director Ira Sachs (Love Is Strange) directs this indy drama about two teenage boys in Brooklyn whose burgeoning friendship is tested when an uncomfortable financial matter creates a rift between their parents. Despite some wonky camerawork and pacing, it is a thought-provoking story showing how unforeseen circumstances can result in life-changing events. The ensemble cast, led by Greg Kinnear and Jennifer Ehle (Zero Dark Thirty, The King's Speech), is also quite good. B

The acting was good but overall I would have to say it was kind of uneventful. And then it just ended.

Worst movie I've ever seen

This movie has an interesting thematic and some great acting (specially from the boys and Jennifer Ehle) but I think that it could've been better. I liked the way the conflict arose and how it developed because there was no good guy and bad guy in here, it was just life. And the emotionally filled climax with Theo was amazing, but I wanted to see more of the boys' friendship. How it developed, what did they talked about, how were they such good friends if they were so different. Instead we only saw them rollerskating throughout the city and in a couple of sub-plots that didn't really go anywhere. At the end the story ended up being more focused on the adults (they even constructed their relationships better) than in the kids, which was a shame. I did liked it and enjoyed it (specially how they handled Jake's introvert personality) but I was expecting more.

This was a small and quiet movie. Yet it was really beautiful. It captures human life and interactions much better than most of the big-budget films i've seen. The ending is honest, and it struck a chord with me. Tony's (Michael Barbieri) acting was really quite good. My only complaint is that the conflict wasn't that greatly fleshed out. It wasn't as intense as it should have been. Otherwise, very good.

Spoiler: The little boy has a crush on the other boy.

Friendship or business! This is a pure drama. Like a real life event, though there's no documentary style narration influenced. Thematically very, very simple, and also the characters, but too flat when it comes to entertainment value. Of course, drama-films usually does not entertain its viewers, except for who are ardent fans of that genre. Apart from depicting the real life, sometimes they carry messages with them. But this film has no tick marks on any of those boxes. So it is a boring film if you pick it to watch when you're on the average or in the bad mood. I did not feel that way, just hinting out it could do that for others. The storyline had no focal point. It is neither a children's film, nor about the grownups' issues. But kind of mix of both on a small scale with strong outcome. Pretty much like on the two topics it was developed on. One was the 'death' which initiated everything and followed by the 'shop' that helped to make further progress in the tale. So using these, the film characters bloomed. Even though, these topics come into play occasionally and in the meantime, the scenes were wasted or you can say it followed the character to their daily routine to fill the film runtime. So what's that mean is the screenplay, which was not at its best. It does not follow the traditional film way on the character developments. Like I expected the friendship between two boys like how they find each other as to emerge a strong bond. That did not happen. It was just like I said in the real life, too casual and understandable. The same goes for the adult characters as well. When they decide to handle the shop issue, it was like hesitation like any average concerned family does. So this film will be good if your life is/was close to the events in the film. Like either it is your friendship that tested or dealing the sensitive issue as a grown-up that affects deeply those concerned ones. ?Once again, our warm, lovable, unwise father has left us a big mess and no instructions.? Now you might think what this film is all about. This is the story of the two families connected with a building. Opens with a small Manhattan family arriving in Brooklyn to conduct the last rite to their deceased father. They are received by another family who rented the shop in the ground floor. Both the family has the young boys of the same age and following the ceremony, the two become very close. But when their parents decide to sort out the shop issue, it's all fall hard on them and their friendship. The remaining is to reveal the outcome of whatever happened. You might be familiar with the quote that goes like this, 'a friendship founded on business in better than a business founded on friendship'. Basically, that's where the film inspired from. But it expanded to two sets of the characters, between the youngsters and the adults. These two categories are exactly opposite in mindset. Youngsters usually does not care about money that involves friends, but for adults, money is a serious matter to handle. The 'business' is attached to the parents and the 'friendship' drawn between their children. Now that's the complication involves as many people as to solve without affecting anybody. But most of the film was overwhelmed by scenes of other than this issue. They ignored to focus completely on where it had calibre. I felt the casting was the best thing happened in the film, particularly those boys. Alfred Molina, who played one of the main characters in the director's previous film was appeared here in a guest role for like a minute. The rest of them were decent as well, including Greg Kinnear. The film was just under the 90 minutes, yet too slow paced narration. Does not fit for everyone to watch. Imagine if this film was played on the television, with all the commercial breaks, you won't able to finish it off. Not without patience, because it is already dull, and if you will run out that, that's it. A lot like a product for the film festivals and it did fared decently on those platforms, but surely some people would find it good. So now you might think what my stance is. I liked it, also didn't. An average film with a slipped away opportunity. I am not sure, but still feel like I want to suggest it. 5/10

A touching, human indie film with a simple compassion rarely seen in main stream. A moving film that stands out not with it's plot or production, but with powerful acting, an original outlook and a perfectly woven tone of eager beginnings and changes of life. Granted, it may not be for everyone, but if you enjoy human stories with all their subtleties and idiosyncrasies, then this film will resonate with you!

Little indie film that has strong young characters. The film is a drama and doesn't get lost in the Hollywood melodrama world. The acting is top notch, just the pacing is a little off, never giving us the character drama that it promises. Seeing the 98 percent from critics is disappointing, this film while being good is not at a prestige rating. The divide between audience and critics is clearly starting to grow, why need critics anymore? 27/04/2017.