Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien

What a wonderful movie for young people! The message in the movie is relevant to our times: judging people (and that works both ways, unfortunately, not just on one side). The acting by the main characters isn't bad, but the writing could have used some editing. The plot was weird, to say the least, and the story simplistic, but the preteen crowd could appreciate it. It also has a wonderful ending. The filming took place in near a beach somewhere in Australia, and the scenes are uplifting to see the waves and the sand. I recommend watching this movie on a cold, dark winter's night, when the movie's scenery will be appreciated. A good uplifting film for the family.

This movie has a good positive story line. It is telling us to love one another and not to hate someone that you do not know just because they seem strange. I thought the ending was good. Some surprise! One must know that feelings are contagious. If you love,others will love; but if you hate, others will hate also!

Reading the other two comments, I had to wonder if I had seen the same movie!

Perhaps life is drastically different in Australia, but, wow - call it sci-fi or fantasy, but people just don't act like this.

I couldn't pass up this review without commenting on it myself.. it gets better after the first half hour, but I doubt most could make it that far..

Yikes.

After a very full day, my daughter and I stumbled across a movie on the family channel. Honestly being close to midnight, I may not have been the most receptive to a production like this as I may have been during a Sunday afternoon. For me a family movie is one where we can all sit and enjoy a story-line regardless of age. Little ones are engaged and adults are tossed occasional thoughts that potentially too mature (but harmless) for younger viewers. "Sally Marshall Is Not an Alien" is not such a movie.

My teenager chose for us to slug through this one, and as another reviewer commented it is better after struggling through the first 30-40 minutes. It was interesting than even my daughter was frustrated by the foolishness of the young characters in this story. This could be a pleasant viewing time for an 8-11 years old, but older than that you would be more entertained doing the dishes (and more productive). Why this was presented late at night was confusing -- maybe the programmer had nothing else available.

This was a nice family film, fun in the way of the old Saturday Morning specials on TV. The acting was a bit rough here and there, but the actress playing Pip was cute and inspiring. I would recommend it to anyone liking stories for young adults.