El pequeño indio

The plot is a little predictable, or maybe I remembered it from 'way back when. As a James Garner fan, it's a sure bet that I've seen this before, but can't remember when. The timing and pace were superb; I was entertained without thinking about time passing. It's a little sentimental for today's tastes. Acting was flawless by the entire cast; every character was believable. The music was unpretentious, and unfortunately, unmemorable, but then it also doesn't date itself, either. At the end, I didn't have the feeling that this is an all time classic, but it did manage to jerk that little tear out of my eyeball. The only major flaw was the poor use of obvious studio shot closeups during the chase scenes, which jarred the viewer from the suspended disbelief necessary to enjoy fiction. Overall, I'm not sorry that I own the DVD. It's a real joy to escape the foul language and smut that passes itself off as entertainment these days.

I love James Garner films, especially western, especially old ones. This one from the Disney studios is a gem, featuring a very young Jodie Foster as a 10 year old girl with a crush on the "little Indian" who turns out to be not an Indian at all.

OK, so it might be a bit corny for modern tastes, but the acting is flawless all around, especially Garner and Vera Miles and the "little Indian" played by Clay O'Brien. The camels are great too, obviously played by camels. Whoever their trainer was did a great job!

If you like good clean family entertainment without senseless filler, then I recommend this film could be for you!

How boring.

'One Little Indian' lasts for just 90 minutes but somehow feels much longer, the pacing is so slow; not helped by hardly any action or noteworthy event(s). The cast do alright, but the plot isn't interesting or well told; of course the idea is a heartwarming one, but never once does it really come through as that. Not sure the kid attempting to be Native American is necessary, either.

I have zero issues with the onscreen talent themselves, James Garner (Clint), Vera Miles (Doris) and Clay O'Brien (Mark), among others, all give fine performances - could've been better, could've been worse. It's always cool seeing a future famous cast member when they were younger, Jodie Forster (Martha) in this case.

All too mundane. A weak attempt, even if Disney have done worse.

As a teenager, I have a natural taste for movies with excellent special effects, engaging, innovative plots and good old fashioned gore. However, as a father, I have grown a special appreciation for movies that are simply decent and human. This is one of those. It is a family movie, but with a clever and, well, lovable concept. Well written and well performed, it has the capacity to touch even those who don't want to admit they can be touched, even if it is old.

Jim Garner is one of our favorite actors, and we're also partial to early Disney movies, but this was kind of a "middle era" Disney movie and I think they could have done a lot more with it.

Garner doesn't really shine in this role, lending itself more to the "always annoyed" Garner you'll later get used to seeing in The Rockford files.

The camels were a nice touch and provided some levity.

Far too little was done with the characters played by Vera Miles and Jodie Foster. They could have used anyone in those roles, they were so brief and uncomplicated.

Overall, for us it was worth the watch to see a Garner film we'd never seen before, but not worth a rewatch.