When you're having trouble choosing a movie and come across a title at Blockbuster starring some kid and Kevin Bacon playing 'Ricky'--a mentally disabled retard, this movie is a must-see. However, in my opinion, this film's plot wasn't as remarkable as what my expectations intended it to be, but lighthearted coming of age movies is my guilty pleasure, and overall, I loved it! Usually in these types of movies, the personality and acting of the characters shines through more than the story does itself---however there is one crack in "Digging to China" that really bothered me. The scene when 'Hariette' (Evan Rachel Wood) hears the sad news from her sister 'Gwen' (Mary Stuat Masterson) about her mother, I had trouble distinguishing the scene as a tragedy, or a comedy--the sappy yet corny trumpets playing to the film's soundtrack just confused me and made me laugh hysterically. But it was a nicely filmed scene. Bad music.
Review of Digging to China
Digging to China
(1997)
10 year old Hariette dreams all her life to dig to China, but a new friend gives her a reality check
12 April 2005
Warning: Spoilers