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List Price: $14.98 | | Label: 20th Century Fox
Salesrank: 3223
Released: August 9, 2005 |
| Our Price: $3.03 |
| Used Price: $1.05 |
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MPAA Rating: PG (Parental Guidance Suggested)
Media: DVD |
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| Features:
Closed-captioned Color Dolby Dubbed DVD Full Screen Subtitled Widescreen NTSC | |
Editorial Review:
Based on the best-selling book, BECAUSE OF WINN-Dixie is the heartwarming "tail" of a young girl (Annasophia Robb) whose life is changed by a scruffy, fun-loving pooch she names Winn-Dixie. The special bond between them works magic on her reserved dad (Jeff Daniels) and the eccentric townspeople they meet during one unforgettable summer.
Description of Because of Winn-Dixie:
Some people think "family entertainment" is an oxymoron, but even they might enjoy Because of Winn-Dixie. This straightforward story of a girl and her dog is simple without being simplistic, heartfelt without being sappy, and thoughtful without being ponderous. Opal (Annasophia Robb, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, who manages the near-impossible feat of being cute without being cutesy) can't make any friends in the small town of Naomi until she hooks up with a dog that's running loose in a supermarket. She spontaneously names him after the store and soon the dog is leading her into unexpected places--a pet store, where she meets an awkward musician (Dave Matthews); a library, where she meets a librarian with as many stories as books (Eva Marie Saint); and into a house shrouded with underbrush, where she meets a blind old woman who sees with her heart (Cicely Tyson). This could have been sentimental glop, but director Wayne Wang (Smoke, The Joy Luck Club) and a restrained script draw honest emotions from the actors and an eerie beauty from the Florida landscape; this one of the few family movies that captures the childhood sense that everyday life can be mystical. Also starring Jeff Daniels (The Purple Rose of Cairo, Something Wild) as Opal's minister father. --Bret Fetzer
Because of Winn-Dixie Reviews:
Winn-Dixie wins my heart! 
2009-10-13 - Great movie. I highly recommend it. It keeps your attention. All of the characters are great and the dialog is handled quite well. Enjoy!
Wonderful movie!
2009-09-03 - Great movie for the whole family. Thanks for such a great deal! Enjoyed the transaction.
cute story about a girl and her dog 
2009-08-22 - I bought this movie for my elderly mother, who likes "family" movies--esp. when there are animals involved. We watched it together. She fell asleep. I watched the whole thing, and it isn't terrible, but it also isn't terribly good, either. (Granted, mom does sleep a lot, but this fun yet forgettable flick isn't one to grab and keep one's attention.)
Annasophia Robb as Opal, the main character, is very cute, but not very convincing in her role. Winn Dixie, the other lead actor, is not all that cute (in my opinion), but is a capable actor. He is quite convincing in his role as a dog, I might add. Opal names the shaggy, lovable mut Winn-Dixie, after the name of the grocery store where she finds him as a stray wreaking havoc in the produce section. She goes through the usual troubles that a kid has convincing her parent that she be allowed to keep him.
Opal has recently moved to a small town where she lives with her effete father in a trailer home, and where her dad is "The Preacher". Dad is a kindly, if weak, person who is stuck in the sorrow he still suffers because his wife has left them several years ago. Opal tries to understand about her mother. She also tries to make friends, which turns out to be difficult, but interesting. This lonely girl just MUST be able to keep the dog, Winn-Dixie; he's a girls best friend. Her only friend at first, really.
In the course of the show, the assorted figures of the town, each with his own life "story", are touched and ultimately brought together because of Winn-Dixie. My favorite figure is the blind, reclusive Gloria brilliantly played by Cicely Tyson. People (the Dewberry brothers, for instance) fear the eccentric elderly woman, but once they get to know her, they find out that she is both friendly and wise. Don't expect everything in this story to make a lot of sense. But it's OK if you are just looking for light diversion.
You might also enjoy the even better family movie featuring a girl and her pet is "Dreamer", with Dakota Fanning as a little girl who never gives up on her injured racehorse, Sonador. I know that my mom likes that one. Also, I'm going to read to her Kate DiCamilo's award-winning children's book "Winn Dixie" which the movie is based on. I'll let you know what we think of it.
Cheers.
Because of Winn Dixie 
2009-08-21 - This is a great family film. Being an animal lover, I was delighted with the antics and reactions of the dog, Winn Dixie. If you like people, this movie shows many ways to reach out to others and bring them together into the seemingly most unlikely of friendships. Very entertaining and wholesome.
works great
2009-08-20 - DVD as described. Works great. Kids love it. Nice story about a lonely, friendly girl and how she and the new found dog bring strangers together.
