Save your money for something good and enjoyable

Good movie but grossly overrated

It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

True to its essence, the characters remain on the same line and manage to entertain the viewer, each highlighting their own distinctive qualities or touches.

While Franklin is a nice little children's cartoon, espousing the importance of working on differences, and not looking down on others because of these differences, this movie takes Franklin to another level, altogether. If you want your child to believe that if they find a talisman that was buried years ago, that it will cure someone who they love and who might be on the verge of death, than this is the video for your children. The regular important information regarding acceptance is all here, along with a bit of "how to get along with difficult relatives," but this "buried talisman" idea takes the Franklin series to an ideal to which it has not gone before. The animation is crisp, and the characters are consistent with the series, but the information offered in this movie goes beyond the scope of what Franklin has offered before.

I have to admit, this movie is the best Nelvana release I have ever watched. This film is so good I call it "Once Upon A Forest meets The Little Bear Movie but with different characters." This weekend, I watched it with my little sister. We both liked it. It doesn't matter if Franklin has a different voice, all that matters is that it is a VERY good movie.It all started when I was surfing Wikipedia at school one day when I noticed that a Franklin movie was released. In the fall of that year, I was frantically looking for this film and believe me, I was too frustrated I nearly gave up. This fall, I found the DVD cover for this movie in a Wal-Mart flyer and I just got it for my birthday.My favorite characters are, Franklin, Samantha and, of course, Little Crow. I like how Little Crow calls shiny things "Shiny pretties". It isn't one of those movies with a sad ending, but with a happy ending because Granny gets cured and Franklin is declared hero.