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Journey of Natty Gann, The (1985) Rank 5 Reviews

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Movie critics combined give Journey of Natty Gann, The (1985) a score of 2.9438 out of 4

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Time Out (--)

Set at the time of the Depression, this suggests something like a return to form after a series of Disney disappointments. Natty's one-parent family unit is upset when daddy is forced to leave to look for work in a lumber camp in the north; subjected to ...read the complete Journey of Natty Gann movie review at Time Out (--)

Daily-Reviews.com (Scott Weinberg)

Another fondly remembered Disney flick absolutely flushed down the toilet by a pathetic full frame transfer. Sad news indeed. ...read the complete Journey of Natty Gann movie review at Daily-Reviews.com (Scott Weinberg)

Film Values/Family Values (H. Arthur Taussig)

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eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)

Currentfilm.com DVD Review

"The Journey Of Natty Gann" is an enjoyable 1985 Disney film that really is quite different than the kind of children's film that is offered today. The film has strong messages about family that are enjoyable and not presented in a heavy-handed manner, ...read the complete Journey of Natty Gann movie review at Currentfilm.com DVD Review

New York Times (Janet Maslin)

NATTY GANN loves her father and her dog. She sneaks cigarettes in the bathroom, and she gets into scuffles with the boys who are her friends. She is, as written, an old-fashioned tomboy heroine whose feistiness is rivaled only by her spunk, and she ought ...read the complete Journey of Natty Gann movie review at New York Times (Janet Maslin)

Chicago Reader (Dave Kehr)

It's not very special, but it's nice to see a Disney film that follows the rules of the family-film genre as Walt laid them down, rather than trying to emulate Spielberg's empty, high-tech grandiosity. Meredith Salenger, looking a bit too much like one ...read the complete Journey of Natty Gann movie review at Chicago Reader (Dave Kehr)

Rotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top Critics

Highly satisfying drama set in the 1930s about a courageous young girl's search for her father. ...read the complete Journey of Natty Gann movie review at Rotten Tomatoes - Reviews from the Nation's Top Critics

Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

The somewhat episodic story is about a girl who hikes and rides freight trains, during the Depression, to cross the country and join her father. Whether the sound effects involve the bustle of the city, the chugging steam engines and rattling rails, or ...read the complete Journey of Natty Gann movie review at Doug Pratt's Laserdisc Review

Ultimate Guide to Disney DVD

The year is 1935, and young Natty Gann (Salenger) has just learned that her one living parent, her father Sol (Wise) has gone off from their Chicago home to the state of Washington for a job, during the Depression Era. So, Natty takes off and heads west ...read the complete Journey of Natty Gann movie review at Ultimate Guide to Disney DVD

dorothyann.net (Gordon Kearns)

As with other stories about kids on the move, Natty is accompanied by an animal; kids and animals go well together. Gives the kids something to cuddle and cry over; cute animals encourage cuteness in the kids who love them. But Natty's animal companion, ...read the complete Journey of Natty Gann movie review at dorothyann.net (Gordon Kearns)

Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)

It is 1935 and Saul Gann can't find any good jobs in Chicago. Hard times aren't around the bend, they're on the doorstep. When work in a lumber camp in Washington State is offered, he signs up. But it means leaving his daughter Natty behind in the care ...read the complete Journey of Natty Gann movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)

DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)

"Natty Gann" is an exciting movie that offers fine performances and cinematography that's probably more beautiful than this DVD's presentation would indicate. Speaking of the DVD, while I am pleased that Disney is trying to offer lower-priced catalog ...read the complete Journey of Natty Gann movie review at DVD Talk (Aaron Beierle)

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