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37 reviews · Provided by Metacritic.com
- 90TheWrapCandice FrederickTheWrapCandice FrederickLittle is a funny, surprisingly heartfelt film, embedded in traditional themes and amplified by the talented Martin, who reminds us that she and other youth like her aren’t just adorable — they’ve got boss mentalities that cannot and should not be ignored.
- What really works about Little easily surpasses what doesn’t.
- 70VarietyPeter DebrugeVarietyPeter DebrugeConsistently funny if all-around a bit too familiar.
- 67The A.V. ClubJesse HassengerThe A.V. ClubJesse HassengerLittle moves quickly and can feel a little scattered, with subplots about Jordan befriending a group of middle-school misfits, April’s idea for a new app, and multiple love interests. But the film is grounded by its actors, the key to any body-swapping material.
- 60New Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottNew Orleans Times-PicayuneMike ScottAs an unapologetic genre exercise, it's also fairly harmless, painless stuff. Thanks largely to the work of its cast, which does more with Tracy Oliver and director Tina Gordon's decidedly uneven, underdeveloped script than anybody has a right to hope for, Little ends up being mostly enjoyable in its own lightweight, empty-calorie and entirely unexpected way.
- 50Movie NationRoger MooreMovie NationRoger MooreFunny people can cover for a lot of screen comedy sins. But in this one, the sins aren’t “Little” and the players too hampered by script and direction to put out the dumpster fire this very nearly is.
- 50IndieWireDavid EhrlichIndieWireDavid EhrlichWhenever things seem really dire, Martin saunters in with attitude to spare, and puts everything in perspective. With talent that big, the rest of the movie seems little by comparison.
- 50Slant MagazineDerek SmithSlant MagazineDerek SmithIts most amusing moments are in the interplay between the central characters as they adjust to an abruptly shifting reality.
- 42UproxxVince ManciniUproxxVince ManciniLittle would’ve required Oscar-caliber writing and a once-in-a-lifetime child actor to pull off, and it just doesn’t have those. It has Regina Hall but it can’t use her.
- 40The GuardianPeter BradshawThe GuardianPeter BradshawThe comedy is fundamentally hobbled by the split in narrative focus between Jordan and April. We are never sure who is the heroine here, who has the comedy underdog status, who we are supposed to be rooting for.