The Adventures of Huck Finn

Although it was not exaclty like the book, it was very close. Elijah Wood did an excelent job of bringing the charater of Huck Finn to life. I love the little lies he tell all through out the movie which make... Full review

i have not seen it but i am a huge fan of Elijah Wood especially in "The Lord of the Rings" he is such a hottie.... Full review

I was supposed to read this book a long time ago in high school, as I was not one for reading, I never did. But if this movie is just like the Mark Twain classic, perhaps someday I'll take a look.... Full review

This is one of the best movies I have ever seen!! It is filled with exctiement and adventure. It makes you wish that the movie would never end. Wheather you're a boy or girl, young or old, I know that you... Full review

When I was 13, my parents had to drag me kicking and screaming to a free premiere of this movie. I wanted to stay home by my phone rather than see such a "boring" movie. So imagine my surprise when this... Full review

This was a very entertaining film with lots of adventure but the lead kid, played by young Elijah Woods, got on my nerves. The sneer on his face is very annoying, although, to be fair, he could have been worse.... Full review

Say what you will about Mark Twain, but the story of Huckleberry Finn and Jim was truly his best. Forget Tom Sawyer and his fence - the tale of a mischievous child from an abusive home escaping with a runaway... Full review

I have read the novel Huckleberry Finn by Mark Twain and now watched the move Huck Finn by Elijah Wood. I feel that this is a great movie for a younger child who likes adventure novels and whose parents are... Full review

I am a big Mark Twain fan. I love his writing, his stories, and his humor. I used to watch this movie when I was a kid, and I recently rented it for old time's sake and fell in love... Full review

At first i wasn't to sure about the movie. It seemed boring and a bit little kiddish. But as the movie went on i realized how much i really liked it. 12 year old Elijah Wood plays the role of... Full review

Though necessarily episodic, the film maintains a nice sense of narrative and boasts some gorgeous cinematography and a rousing score (by Bill Conti). But Courtney B. Vance as Jim, the runaway slave with whom Huck travels downriver, is superb, investing the character with a sense of dignity and humor that gives him some real depth. ... Full Review

The Adventures of Huck Finn is a welcome exception....For this latest filmed version, Stephen Sommers' script is faithful in spirit --....As is true of the book, there are many levels on which the story can be appreciated.....With good supporting performances by Cortney B. Vance as Jim, Jason Robards as The King.... ... Full Review

Review continues below Though necessarily episodic, the film maintains a nice sense of narrative and boasts some gorgeous cinematography and a rousing score (by Bill Conti). But Courtney B. Vance as Jim, the runaway slave with whom Huck travels downriver, is superb, investing the character with a sense of dignity and humor that gives him some real depth. ... Full Review

But it is a good film with strong performances. The story of Huck and Jim has been told in six or seven earlier movies, and now comes " The Adventures of Huck Finn ," a graceful and entertaining version by a young director named Stephen Sommers, who doesn't dwell on the film's humane message, but doesn't avoid it, either. ... Full Review

To say that Mark Twain's "The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn" has been "Disney-fied" and turned into a bland, action-adventure film for kids is a grotesque understatement. Still, given what's available for kids at the movies these days, any film that's even moderately appropriate is celebrated, even if it is only a passably entertaining, handsomely produced, Little Golden Book bowdlerization of a great book by one of our history's greatest novelists. ... Full Review

Every male American writer who ever grappled with the theme of adolescence owes a debt to " Huckleberry Finn ." The vernacular poetry of Huck's voice is the source that flows through Salinger's "The Catcher in the Rye" and, consciously... ... Full Article

Elijah Wood stars as the roguish Huck Finn, living with the Widow Douglas (Dana Ivey). The film improves considerably once Huck encounters Jim (Courtney B. ... Full Article

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Full Summary This eighth adaptation of the timeless Mark Twain novel casts Elijah Wood as Huckleberry Finn, the half-literate son of a drunk who runs away from home and follows the Mississippi River with an escaped slave named Jim (Courtney... ... Full Article

From Amazon : Huckleberry Finn's age has been scaled down in this 1993 Disney film in order to accommodate star Elijah Wood's young years at the time. ... Full Article

It's hard to know who might be the targeted audience for this seventh film adaptation of Mark Twain's classic novel. Some of the material is simply too scary for kids yet this rendition has also been stripped of much of... ... Full Article