I like the storyline of this show,it attract me so much

Absolutely Brilliant!

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

It's simply great fun, a winsome film and an occasionally over-the-top luxury fantasy that never flags.

This movie was okay. Ashley Rose Orr did a fine job as Shirley in recreated scenes from S.T. movies but not so well playing her off screen persona. That was probably the fault of the director. In one early scene Gertrude says that Shirley is 5 and the director tells her to say she is 4. 10 year old Ashley appeared to be an average size child. No way could she pass for under age 8. The vinegar rinse scene in the bathtub made no sense. Her hair was dry and curly when Gertrude rinsed it with water and vinegar. That was a popular way to make hair shine but it was done after the hair was washed. . Those two things made the movie less believable to me. I thought Hinton Battle did a great job.

In fairness, I will admit that I gag every time I see the overly cute one-note Shirley Temple on screen. the comment by Daryl Zanuck that they needed to give her something to do rather than grin and wink was right on. He could have added swinging her arms from side to side as if she was running a marathon. I found Shirley Temple to be a very limited child actress with some talent for tap dancing, but her entire acting ability seemed to be saying "Oh my goodness!" and frowning. I realise that she was simply doing as directed and the studio was not going to change her while she was making money, so she was not entirely to blame.The film suffered from casting an 11-year old girl with none of Shirley Temple's cuteness and cheerful face, but who looked like a young Bette Midler and sported oversized adult teeth. Her mugging and grimacing was painful to watch, and the baby doll dresses barely covering her panties were more Lolita than Shirley. Unfortunately, this was exactly what the studio did by fudging her age and dressing her as a toddler until they could not keep up the pretense any longer. Just watch her in Heidi or The Bluebird as a young teenager tries to act as if she was 7 and you will understand. To her credit, the real Shirley Temple got out of the business and lived a productive life as a housewife, mother, politician and later US Ambassador.Ashley was old enough at the time of filming to have played Shirley Temple at almost 15. Just restyling her hair, dressing her in a ball gown, wearing high heels and casting a short actor as her date would have been sufficient. Casting a different actress was jarring. One extremely disturbing scene was the birthday party thrown at the studio by the head of Fox, Darryl Zanuck, where Shirley is presented with a toy car. Having seen the Godfather where a similar scene evolved into a scene indicating that the child star had later been sexual molested, with the complicity of her mother (which was cut out of the theatrical release) I felt there was an implication of sex abuse in addition to the exploitation of child stars.By far the better parts of the film were the cameos of famous Hollywood moguls, insiders, agents and directors who shamelessly wheeled and dealed to exploit the maximum profit from their commodity, and like ruthless hedge fund managers and corporate acquisition specialists today, did not hesitate to drop her when the public tired of her and they were losing money. I would have preferred to see a lot more of the Zanuck, Schulberg, Schenk, and Mayer child star trading. A very small cameo which stood out for me was the brief John Ford appearance. Overall, the film was redeemed by supporting cast and the brilliant dancing of Mr. Battle as Bojangles Robinson.

Whats the point of this boring movie? I mean Shirley Temple had it so easy. What does she have to complain about anyway? ABC has been putting out some great movies like "Me and My Shadows: Life With Judy Garland" and "Anne Frank". Those two were great biographies of two people who really suffered. To me little Shirley seemed spoiled and annoying. It just wasted my Sunday night, which was my 18th birthday. Another reason i didn't enjoy this movie is because I am not a Shirley Temple fan at all, instead I am a big Judy Garland fan. Now Judy was a true star and at least she can act and sing a whole lot better than shirley. If you want to see a really good tv-movie about a star, watch "Me and My Shadows", not this pathetic excuse for a tv-movie.

The actress chosen for this film needed not only to match Shirley Temple's talent (for recreating the movie scenes), but had to rise above that talent to portray the private Shirley Temple without resorting to parody. This film failed miserably to portray Shirley Temple off screen and it wasn't all Orr's fault. The director seemed to give her only one direction "do your Shirley Temple impression" and the scriptwriter (with help by the real Shirley Temple-Black) just didn't have much to give Orr. The best scenes were the recreations of the classic films and it is here where Orr's impression was appropriate and well done. However, Orr was never convincing as Shirley Temple off the set and reminded me of all those Shirley-wannabes that mothers dressed their children like during Shirley Temple's most successful years. There was even a quirky scene in this film where Shirley's dad is bombarded by these wannabe stage moms and their wannabe Shirleys that brought everything full circle. Orr looked as much like Shirley Temple as any kid with a curly wig, tap shoes, and a short polka-dotted dress. One of the big problems with the film is the fact that Shirley Temple had relatively little drama, little conflict, in her real life. Her parents didn't beat her, she wasn't a drunk, and there were no major deaths in her life. She didn't have to struggle and according to the film, didn't even have to work very hard. Good for her, but where's the story? Orr is an energetic actress, but there was just too much Orr. The scriptwriters struggled to come up with any conflict and chose a silly sub-plot about Amelia Earhart's death (with a walk-on by another parody...Earhart was even wearing a flight jacket!!! What, no goggles?). Worse, they worked the role of Dorothy in The Wizard of Oz into the entire arc of the film as if Shirley Temple's career was nothing in comparison to that role. Every major actor has been up for a role that became a classic for another actor. Classics are created by a perfect match of cast and film. A good rule of thumb is that if the film was a classic, and wouldn't have been with a major cast change. Oz probably would have been just another Shirley Temple film instead of a classic. Judy Garland's adult-like persona actually made the film the classic it became. Is there anyone besides Ms. Temple-Black that doesn't believe that the world was blessed to have Garland play Dorothy? Jeesh, can you believe that Temple so miffed about that one that she would make it a major plot point? Get over it Shirley, you did a good job with Heidi. Oh my goodness! Since Temple's life was actually quite boring and all the drama was in her film roles. Not surprisingly, Shirley the person pales in comparison to her roles and this film pales against the memory of her classic movies. If they ever make a sequel about an adult Shirley Temple downing Tequillas and tranquilizers in her bathroom over the loss of never playing Dorothy Gale I'll watch. Especially if the actress wears a curly wig, tap shoes, and a short polka-dotted dress.