Crescer Não é Brincadeira

It's absolutely a coming of age film filled with some complex people and some complex, delightfully quirky people.

The kids are good actors and it's fun to see them grow.

It's a but wacky at times, but that seems to be part of its charm. And the aunt is the best odd duck character I've had the pleasure of seeing in ages! The whole film is worth it just the watch her.

This is a family friendly movie - and the English dubbing excellent. Enjoy!!

At first you think a lot of the characters are obnoxious. The main character is spoiled, and the Auntie pushes him too hard too fast during a difficult time. Even one of the characters uses the phrase burning the candle at both ends, but it's not addressed further than that. Which is a tiny bit problematic for me, even though he does gain more independence.

But it's a coming of age story where most of the characters do grow as people along the way. They become a lot more likable too. Not just the main character.

It's not the best coming of age story I've seen with similar themes, but I think it's got some pretty good moments in there that make it worth watching. I don't really see it as a comedy as listed, but it has some pretty nice light moments. I really liked how it covered the different types of lies people tell.

Overall worth a watch I think.

It's kind of a movie you can watch with children and feel safe for them. There is no bad language. It directs children to be efficient but at the same time respects their own hobbies etc. So, the plot deserves at least five stars and I'm giving six which means good, which means watchable. My 12 years old neighbor really liked it and her 9 years old brother also enjoyed. It took them away from their phones, which is not quite easy.

We watched the movie with Turkish dub. (Because kids don't like to read subtitles.) But I also did it just to hear Bedia Ener. She's so natural that she feels like she's the original Mariola. Casting her for Mariola dubbing is the best the this movie has reached. (for my point of view) Pure quality.

Mariola character itself was also well written and fun to watch.

This film is a BLAST. I am 1 day after watching the first public premiere, and film should not be underrated. Films like this don't come around often, so this is a must-watch if you like fun family films.

Honestly, I am not enough of a film-buff to know if it was the directing that transformed a good idea into a painful watch, or was that done at the story-boarding/scene definition stage. Perhaps a combination of them both. Anyway, either way, I have to be honest and say I could not take it any more past 16 minutes.