Phonearl Good start, but then it gets ruined

InformationRap This is one of the few movies I've ever seen where the whole audience broke into spontaneous, loud applause a third of the way in.

Dirtylogy It's funny, it's tense, it features two great performances from two actors and the director expertly creates a web of odd tension where you actually don't know what is happening for the majority of the run time.

Matylda Swan It is a whirlwind of delight --- attractive actors, stunning couture, spectacular sets and outrageous parties.

johnstonjames very good film. don't let the light touch and the cute humor fool you. this film is actually about something more relevant than it appears at first, and especially in the wake (not a pun) of child star Gary Coleman's unfortunate passing. very timely.i've always thought Michael j Fox was an excellent actor who is capable of both humorous and serious performances. whichever the case he is always good. and despite his small stature, we know in real life he is a great man fighting a really big battle and doing big things. love the actor and the real life man.getting back to the movie. 'Mikey' on a superficial level seems like overly light family entertainment made to appeal to the crowd that likes "celebrity family films". you know the kind of family fare that features big name stars in modest kid friendly films. movies like Sandler's 'Big Daddy' or Eddie Murphy in something like 'Daddy Day Care'. 'Mikey' is deeper and has more thoughtful subject matter than these films usually have although it doesn't try to be overt or pretentious about it.the film covers all the bases about child actors in the media. Mikey himself is a former child actor in the film, it shows how the situation can corrupt the kid and make him greedy,it spoofs stage parents and overly precocious kids, it even makes fun of the whole "catch phrase" thing that is often popular in child star sitcoms. and it manages to do it all without becoming too preachy or depressing and cynical.it's also great to see Cyndi Lauper in a movie role (just about her only one as far as i know). Cyndi looks great and is very likable, cute and charming. it would have been nice to see her offered more roles like Madonna was (Lauper, i always thought, was the more talented musician).this was a fun movie and it offered genuine insights into kids (and adults for that matter), and it was a film that tells us in it's message to introspect our experiences rather than simply letting them just happen to us or control us. nice film.

Fyyona Ahh yes, "Life With Mikey".It's a cutesy little film about a former child star, Michael Chapman, who is now working in a talent agency alongside his brother, Ed Chapman. However, Michael has been neglecting the agency and piles pretty much all of the work on poor Ed. He also lives in a messy apartment, appears to be a heavy smoker and has missed out on a lot of education from his childhood due to his stardom. His adult life is a wreck.One day Michael is pick-pocketed by a young girl, Angie. He sees her again later and she appears to have been caught attempting to pick-pocket somebody else. At this point she bursts into tears and blurts out some dramatic dribble about her family, winning the sympathy of passers-by. Michael witnesses her performance and tells her that she could use her acting skills to become wealthy.Later we discover that Angie does, in fact, have domestic problems. Her mother is dead and her father is at a rehabilitation centre. She has to live with her older sister and her boyfriend who push her aside, and do not take good care of her at all. Angie decides to go and live with Michael, giving him the responsibility of taking care of her.This film has its high points and low points. It appealed to me because Michael J. Fox, Nathan Lane and Cyndi Lauper are in it. It was lovely to see these familiar faces, and they each gave a good performance. However, the plot itself was a bit all-over-the-place. It is difficult to give the full summary of what happens but I think that Michael's responsibility for Angie is where the majority of the plot lies. I also found some scenes in this film painfully cheesy. The "happy birthday" scenes, the auditions and the wrestling scene in particular were a bit of a let-down for me.Overall, I think this film is alright. It's not exactly a must-see film but, hey, you might enjoy some of it.

sarajb16 I still and always will enjoy watching Michael J. Fox. Some of the children auditioning were well, obnoxious! Lane and Lauper are entertaning, but the girl who played Angie was an ugly annoying little troll who thought she knew everything. I didn't think she came off as natural either. On a scale of 1 to 10, I give this movie 6.

Creepy Girl from Catalina This is an underrated movie with one of Fox's most subtley comical moments. The irony was not lost watching Fox portray an ex-sitcom star. Watching Fox as a smarmy, sleazy agent was so wonderfully different from anything he had done up to that point. The movie was made for watching after sleeping in over half the day on Sunday. Also, a great turns by Nathan Lane, who I didn't recognize in the role for many years, and a young David Krumholtz who is going to ascend the throne as the next John Turturro.