It's a Wonderful Life
By Jane Louise BoursawAverage User Rating:
MPAA Rating: Not Rated
In this holiday classic, Jimmy Stewart plays George Bailey, a compassionate young man who gives up his dreams of travel and adventure to run the family business after his father dies. But things turn sour when $8,000 turns up missing, thanks to evil millionaire Mr. Potter (Lionel Barrymore). George is ready to jump off a bridge (literally) when his guardian angel, Clarence (Henry Travers), appears to show him what life would have been like had he never existed. The moral? Sure, life has its twists and turns, but it truly is wonderful if you have the right perspective. While there’s nothing objectionable in this movie, kids under six might not fully understand the themes of how precious life, love and family really are (but it’s never too early to get them clued in either!). 130 min. 1946.
