Quints

Quints despite what you might obviously think is not a film about the birth of quintuplets. It's about the experience of being an older sibling to those quintuplets and the film is seen and narrated through the eyes of their 14 year old sister played by Kimberly J. Brown.

I have to say this is one of the better products to come from the Magic Kingdom I've seen in recent years. The cast is very appealing and it's done in such a way that an adult on in years such as myself can empathize with the plight of a 14 year old girl just lost in the shuffle over these babies.

Kimberly J. Brown really makes the film, she's a nice normal 14 year old girl just looking to make her niche in the world and she hasn't quite found the thing that moves her. She comes from a pair of normal parents who if anything are a pair of overachievers. Daniel Roebuck and Elizabeth Moorehead want what's best for their daughter, but their vision of what's best clouds the view.

They've got their financial problems and of course with five extra mouths to feed, they seem to multiply. But when media consultant Vince Corazza appears on the scene with all kinds of moneymaking ideas for the Quints, the future is bright.

The problem is that young Ms. Brown is finally finding herself under the tutelage of a caring art teacher James Kalls. This does lead to a family crisis of sorts.

Of course it all is resolved in good Disney fashion. But the film itself is charming. I liked the performances of Roebuck and Moorehead as the decent parents whose heads get a bit turned by the prospect of all that money to be made in exploiting the Quints. And there is a very portrayal of Don Knotts as the state governor who doesn't like to miss his photo opportunities.

All in all a very nice family film from the Disney Studios.

I thought this movie was cute. Average girl gets 5 younger brothers and sisters and her life if flipped upside down. It was a good movie and KJB was awesome as Jamie. The babies were adorable. Anyone who didn't like this movie is absolutely nuts!

Kimberly J. Brown was great in Tumbleweeds (1999), her Southern accent was okay, her instincts were great and we all know her. Quints was my second favorite Disney Channel Original Movie next to Miracle In Lane 2 with Frankie Muniz. But all the other DCOMies are awful, they're silly, with the most horrible actors and they're not a single bit dramatic, and the shows (except for So Weird and In A Heartbeat) are terrible and silly and just like I said. They've got to stop making

I did like Kimberly J. Brown in this movie. I liked how snarky She was in the narration. She was cute and plucky.

The only thing I didn't like about her acting was the crying scene when She tears up the artwork. She barely has any tears at all on her face. I don't expect her to be Natalie Portman, but She could've tried to shed some actual tears though.

I did like for once there was no love interest. In far too many movies with girls as protagonists their whole motivation seems to be to get a guy's attention. All Jamie wants to do is succeed at something, get her parents to give her some credit, and stop putting unrealistic expectations on her.

The movie can't seem to decide if it is about the parents, the new fame the babies bring to the family, or Jamie's relatively normal teenage problems.

I'll admit I like the ending. Jamie gets a blue ribbon for her artwork and her parents show up in the last minute to be supportive. It was sweet.

It is not the worst movie ever; It wasn't the best. The script definitely could used a rewrite and be more focused.

Get this: Teenage girl wants space from her parents. She gets it-by the arrival of five brothers and sisters, the ever-popular quintuplets. Now, I thought Kimberly Brown was excellent in "Tumbleweeds". She isn't horrible here, but could have used improvement. The worst acting came from Elizabeth Morehead, who plays the mom on the worst sitcom ever, "One World". Do I sense a pattern here? Bottom line-view it for what it is.