Tom & Huck . Tucson Weekly . 12-21-95

Tom & Huck

DIRECTED BY: Peter Hewitt

REVIEWED: 12-21-95

Any living girl under fourteen can tell you Jonathan Taylor Thomas (JTT to his fans) is the hot boy in the universe, and he's just dreamy as Tom Sawyer in this lively interpretation of Twain's classic. He and Huck Finn (Brad Renfro) run around the 19th century with blown-dried hair, perfect teeth and immunization scars, eating pies off of windowsills and chasing treasure maps. There are no peaks to this movie but no valleys either: It's a nice, solid kid's adventure story. Best of all, Renfro and JTT are totally cute and non-threatening, though Renfro is a couple of inches taller and can't completely suppress all signs of puberty. The story stresses the meaning and importance of friendship between the boys, and sometimes, I swear to God, it looks like they're going to kiss. They don't though.

--Stacey Richter

Other Films by Peter Hewitt
The Borrowers

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Homeward Bound II: Lost in San Francisco
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Tarzan

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