The Legend of Longwood

Only six reviews entered to date is surprising. This movie was made in 2014 so one would have expected more reviews. The legend was nice, but the acting by some adults was inapt and childish. The children, on the other hand, were fairly good with excellent acting by the lead girl (Lucy Morton). She played the role of an 11 year old girl, yet at the time when the movie was made she was already 20, which was kept a secret from the crew. Nevertheless the movie was poorly produced and better editing could have improved the show overall. But still the horses were beautiful and saved the day with a star rating of 5 being my contribution.

The Legend of Longwood, is a wonderful movie for families and teens. Its unique plot keeps you wondering what will be next. It is full of mystery, suspense and hope. As a cognitive neuroscientist, I develop programs for reduce exposure to injury and trauma for adults, teens and children. A point I would take from this movie, "parents never underestimate your child. Validate them, listen to them, they often have more to offer than you think". Dr. James DeCarli

A very enjoyable and entertaining film that big audiences can enjoy! I'd recommend it for families to watch together, it's really a family friendly film.

Oh dear. Yet another film about a 'plucky, clever' American child/woman finding herself in 'Oirland' - popping back and forth between the 'fairy world' and the real; it has something to do with horses (presumably to attract teenage girls?). As usual, the director has little idea about Ireland (I mean the real country, with its myriad traditions and its imagery) and has invented 'Ireland', which is populated by gawms and stereotypes and always looks curiously like the American version of … England, only with funny accents.

Americans sans passports will love the film, as it will reinforce their skewed perspective of just about any other country.

The only plus I can think of is that parts of it were filmed in Ireland and presumably lined the pockets of a few locals.

Gave this a shot, based on the 6.9 star rating, and in the hopes it would perhaps be close to a "Roan Inish"-type movie--a mythical tale that could be enjoyed by all ages. It disappointed, though, sadly. The girl who plays Mickey, the young girl protagonist, does a good job, but she could not out-nuance the boring, predictable storyline and caricatured, "bad adult" characters. The one glimmer of interest, and the best scene in the movie, was that provided by Miriam Margolyes' fun acting (aka Professor Sprout from Harry Potter), but sadly she's not in it long. There's some nice scenery of Ireland and some really beautiful horses, so if you have little girls, they would like this movie, maybe?