At the beginning I really did not know what was happening but as the story progressed I found out little by little. It was kind of a mystery but as the movie went on I was able to put the pieces together. I thought it was quite good. Whoever liked the beautiful Black Beauty movie would like this one too. It was a timeless classic. Hope you enjoy it too!

At the beginning of the movie will be kind of hard for the younger generation to understand because so much happens all at once that you hardly know what is happening. Once Mary is riding in the coach with the stuffy old housekeeper they might catch on to what happened to Mary's parents. This movie is more for those of a more learned mind set. Those read a lot and enjoy mind movies. Movies where you have to think about what they are talking about. After all this is a British film they usually are hard to understand at first. I suggest that you watch the version with Margret O'Brian first so that you get the story or read the book, either gets you there. I hope this is helpful for you. I hope you enjoy this film.

~Timeless Classic Movie Lover~

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Where Can I Buy This?

This is the only movie for which I've tried to get a copy of every version (& I'm a guy.) Since this is a 1999 version, a copy must be available. WHERE DO I FIND IT? I am a writer with a new screenplay version. Mine is the most unusual, among all the versions I've seen. It is set in 1930's Arizona instead of old England, as are all others versions I know of. It is a "darker" version where Mary Lennox is not just a spoiled loner, but a kid on the brink of insanity. Colin is more true to what psychologists would expect from a child in his situation. In spite of these and other twists, the story is close to the original author's.