Better Late Then Never

It’s an especially fun movie from a director and cast who are clearly having a good time allowing themselves to let loose.

The acting in this movie is really good.

There is, somehow, an interesting story here, as well as some good acting. There are also some good scenes

A very cute film with an interesting plot and beautiful scenes of urban France.It is better than Diary of a Wimpy Kid,much better. It has a more interesting story and characters that give the film a funny twist. I like the fact that it shows a importance of education in French society.Many American films directed in the U.S. don't emphasize any educational values including Diary of the Wimpy Kid.I give it stars.I do recommend it to everyone.

"Le petit Nicholas" or "Little Nick" is a French 90-minute movie from 6 years ago. It is 100% comedy from start to finish and all the slightly dramatic scenes also have a humorous undertone. I must say I enjoyed the watch here, just like I did for the sequel that stars several people from this film, but has a new kid as the title character, probably because Maxime Godart was too old for the role by 2014. Writer and director Laurent Tirard scored a couple prestigious nominations for his work here, a.o. at the Césars and European Film Awards. This film is certainly a good watch for younger audiences, but also grown-ups. In my opinion, there is not much of a story or plot in this film here. It is more of a collection of flashbacks and funny, slightly awkward situations. I found the kid who always has to go to the school room's corner pretty funny. This is also an example of how an actually serious situations gets a nice little undertone, for example when he shows the other boy the corner. The other boy, in this case, is the one who always gets the best grades. He was fairly funny as well.This is not a film that requires a great plot or great acting to work. There is a smart script here and it was nicely executed. I certainly recommend seeing it and I also recommend the sequel, which is very similar in terms of the basics, only that Little Nick makes holidays in that one. Oh yeah, the one who invented the character of Little Nick is René Goscinny, who also wrote the incredibly famous and entertaining Asterix books. I like the way Tirard elaborated on the character here, but even more how he elaborated on all the supporting characters. I cannot deny that, in my opinion, it was these that make the movie and they are also the ones who have the funniest scenes. These 1.5 hours may not be the right choice if you are looking for something really significant, but if you are in the mood for something easy with cute tongue-in-cheek humour that is not only French in theory but has some typical laissez-faire scenes, then "Le petit Nicholas" is a good pick. Thumbs up.

It has been suggested that this film is a Gallic style Diary of a Wimpy Kid type of film. In both style and approach it is very much closer to the wonderful 1980 Australian Classic 'Fatty Finn', and is much the better film as a result, especially for the adults in the audience. Maxime Godart apparently effortlessly becomes the character of Nicolas, who has a very clear take on events around him, as most boys his age do. This film brings back to me all the joys and fears of my own eight year old life, and it is a joy to see that the rest of the cast get into the spirit of Nicolas' world with relish. Watch this film, and enjoy being a child again! Better still, watch it with your own children and enjoy being the same age as them!

In a suburb in France, the boy Nicolas (Maxime Godart) does not know what he wants to be when he grows up since he is very happy with his mother (Valérie Lemercier), his father (Kad Merad) and his schoolmates. When his friend Joachim has a baby brother, Joachim tells to the other boys that his father had become very gentle with his mother. Then Joachim vanishes from school. Nicolas partially overhears the conversation of his parents about a dinner party for his father's boss and he misunderstands, believing that his mother is pregnant and his parents want to get rid of him. Nicolas tells his friends and they decide to hire a gangster to vanish with the baby, But they need to raise the money first."Le Petit Nicolas" is a delightful and refreshing entertainment, with a gang that recalls the characters of Quino's Mafalda without the political jokes. I have laughed a lot, but the dinner party and the visit of the minister of education to the class are among the funniest moments of this original comedy of errors. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "O Pequeno Nicolau" ("The Little Nicolau")