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International Family Film Festival,
Sancta Clarita
25 April 2003
By Claire

OK, OK, EVERYONE, HERE'S THE REVIEW THAT MOST OF YA HAVE ALL BEEN WAITING FOR........THE FILM FESTIVAL OF "IBT", IN SANTA CLARITA !!! WELL, LET ME GIVE ALL OF YOU THE SHORT, MOST IMPORTANT VERSION FIRST................................. CHARL'S FILM "IBT" IS, WITHOUT A DOUBT, THE MOST INCREDIBLE, STUNNING, TEAR-JERKING, EMOTIONAL, INTRIGUING, AWE-STRIKING, AND MOST CHEERFUL/FEEL-GOOD, HUMOROOUS FILM, I... HAVE... EVER... SEEN... IN... MY... ENTIRE... LIVING... LIFE.. !!!!!!!!! CHARL ACTS AS IF SHE HAS ACTED IN SOOOO MANY OTHER FILMS BEFORE...SOOO NATURALLY, AND SHE ADDS IN A TON OF EMOTION, WHICH BRINGS/BROUGHT COZINESS/WARMTH TO MY HEART, AND A LUMP IN MY THROAT, A FEW TIMES ..........WAAAAAAAAYYYYYYY 2 GO, CHARL !!!!!!!! ALSO, ON THE PARTS OF THE FILM WHERE CHARL SANG HER SONGS: "WIK", "SUMMERTIME", " IN HEBRID SEAS" (AT THE VERY BEGINNING OF THE FILM), AND "REACH OUT I'LL BE THERE", I GASPED WITH HAPPINESS, AND I STARTED TREMBLING, WITH PURE OVER-WHELMINGNESS, FROM THOSE SONGS, AND JUST FROM THE WHOLE ATMOSPHERE/STORY/MESSAGE/PLOT/EMOTION, ETC....OF THE ENTIRE MOVIE *SIGHS OVER AND OVER AND OVER AGAIN* !!! WHENEVER THE FILM ZOOMED UP TO CHARL'S FACE REALLY CLOSELY, AND SHE SMILED/GRINNNED/LAUGHED, ETC...I JUST COULDN'T HELP, AT ALL, BUT SMILE HUGELY BACK, CAUSE, WELL......HER SMILE'S TOTALLY INFECTIOUS...SAME WITH HER LAUGHTER, AND THE WAY SHE TALKED/EXPRESSED !! MAAAAANNNNNN.....AT THE END OF THE MOVIE, WHEN CHARL AND FERGUSION STARTED SINGING "IBT", AT HER (OLIVIVIA'S) FAREWELL PARTY, I WAS LIKE.....SAID/WHISPERED TO MYSELF, "AAAAAAHHHHHH....I HOPE IT ISN'T THE END YET....I HOPE IT'S NOT OVER ", BUT, WHEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, WHILE CHARL/FERGUSION WERE IN THE MIDDLE OF SINGING "REACH OUT", THE PICTURE STILLED, AND THE CLOSING CREDITS STARTED SCROLLING UP, I BREATHED WITH, "WOW....THIS IS THE BEST FILM I'VE EVER SEEN IN MY ENTIRE LIFE", AND HAS THIS HUGE URGE TO START CLAPPING, BUT, NOBODY ELSE WAS CLAPPING YET, SO....I JUST KEPT BEING IN A TOTAL STATE OF AWE, AND WHEN I SAW THE NAME CHARLOTTE CHURCH APPEAR EVER SO CLEARLY, ON THE CLOSING CREDITS, WHILE THE REST OF HER SONG "REACH OUT" WAS PLAYING, I JUST SMILED WIDELY, AND CLAPPED TO MYSELF !!!! AS THE CLOSING CREDITS KEPT SCROLLING UP, I STARTED TO GET A LITTLE EMOTIONAL, WITH A LUMP IN MY THROAT, CAUSE IT WAS OVER ( ), AND IT WAS JUST AN OVERLY EMOTIONAL, FEEL-GOOD/COZY FILM ESPECIALLY, WITH CHARL IN IT !! MY FAVE PARTS ARE......: THE WHOLE ENTIRE FILM, BUT...THESE ARE SOME FAVE HIGH LIGHTS, I WOULD LOVE TO POINT OUT.....: (1) THE PART WHEN CHARL'S ON THE MOPED, ZIPPING ON THROUGH THE STREETS, TO THE HAIR SALON, OR WHATEVER IT WAS...AND ALSO, ZIPPING TO VARIOUS OTHER DESTINATIONS; (2) AT THE BEGINNING OF THE FILM, WHEN YOU HEAR THE TUNE OF "IN HEBRID SEAS" BEING PLAYED, AND, ALL OF A SUDDEN, BEFORE YOU EVEN SEE CHARL SING, YOU ARE TAKEN INTO THIS CHURCH, WHERE YOU SEE CHARL (OLIVIA) SINGING THAT SONG (AN ANGEL, DEFINITELY ); AND (3) WHEN PAUL (FERGUSION) IS IN THE PSYCHIATRIC WARD, WITH ALL THESE OTHER PATIENTS, AND WHEN THE NURSE, OLIVIA, REBECCA, AND THIS OTHER GUY WALK UP THE STAIRS, SO THAT OLIVIA CAN MEET HER LONG-LOST DAD, THEY OPEN THE DOOR, TO FIND PAUL PLAYING ON THE PIANO, AND EVERYONE ELSE ACTING CRAZY...DANCING/JUMPING AROUND, AND PLAYING WITH THE TAMBORINE (THAT WAS SOOO FUNNY ) OK, NOW ON TO THE LONGER, LESS IMPORTANT VERSION OF MY REVIEW .............

WELL, AFTER LEAVING AT 6:00 P.M, AND GETTING TO THE "EDWARDS THEATRES" AT 7:45 (LOTSSA TRAFFIC, WRONG ENTRANCES/EXITS, ON THE FREEWAY, ETC ...), WE, FINALLY, GOT TO THE "VALENICA TOWN CENTER" (MY MOM, AND I) !! WHEN WE FINALLY GOT THERE, I GOT OUTTA THE CAR, AND PICKED UP THE TIX, WHILE MOM PARKED IT (THE CAR)! WE, THEN, ENTERED THE THEATRE, WHERE THIS SECURITY PERSON, THEATRE OWNER, WHOEVER IT WAS, ESCORTED US TO THE "IFFF" CENTER/TABLES, WHERE WE PICKED UP PROGRAMES, AND......OOOOOOHHHHHH MYYYYY GOOOOOOSSSSHHHHH, I...SAW...A...POSTER...OF..."IBT", HANGING UP ON THE WALL ( ), AND I JUST POINTED IT OUT TO MOM, IMMEDIATELY, SAYING THAT I WANTED ONE, IF THEY HAD ANY EXTRAS, OVER AND OVER, LIKE A LITTLE CHILD !!!! AS WE ENTERED THE RIGHT THEATRE (THEATRE NUMBER 3....AFTER BEING IN THE WRONG THEATRE THE FIRST TIME...THEATRE NUMBER 2), WE WERE HANDED A SURVEY/FEEBACK SHEET, TO FILL OUT, AFTER THE MOVIE WAS OVER (WHICH, I ALREADY KNEW WHAT FEEDBACK, I WOULD GIVE, SO.....BUT, I STILL WAITED TILL AFTER THE MOVIE, TO FILL IT OUT )!!! I ALREADY TALKED A WHOLE MOUTH/MIND-FUL ABOUT MY EXPERIENCE WITH SEEING CHARL'S FIRST FILM, FIRSTHAND, ON THE BIG SCREEN, SO......I'LL JUST GO TO AFTER THE FILM, WITH WHICH MORGAN CREEK'S PRODUCER: BRIAN-SOMETHING, TALKED TO US ABOUT WORKING WITH THE STARS/CAST (AND, YES, HE DID TALK A WHOLE LOT ABOUT CHARL *YAY* ), AND, WE HAD OUR CHANCES TO ASK HIM QUESTIONS, ABOUT THE FILM, ETC...! AFTER BRIAN TALKED WITH US FOR A WHILE, WE HAD AN EVENT TO GO TO, THAT CORRESSPONDED WITH THE SAME THEME......ALL OF US, THAT ATTENDED THE SCREENING OF "IBT" WERE TREATED TO A PARTY/DINNER-TYPE OF THING AT "SISLEY'S" ITALIEN RESTAURANT, WHICH WAS DEEEEE-LICIOUS !!!! BUT.........THE ONLY DOWN-SIDE/SORTA HEART BREAKING SIDE OF THE PARTY/MOVIE FESTIVAL WAS THAT..................... *SIGHS* .........CHARL...WASN'T...THERE, AND I REALLY, REALLY, REALLY WANTED TO COMPLIMENT HER ON HOW WELL SHE DID/ACTED ON THAT FILM, AND I EVEN BROUGHT MY FREE PROMO "IBT"/"WIK" SINGLE WITH ME, INCASE SHE WAS THERE, SO THAT SHE COULD AUTOGRAPH IT, BUT.........NOOOOOOOO !!!!!!! WELL, YOU GUYS, I HOPE ALL OF YA CAN, AND/OR WILL BE ABLE TO DIGEST THIS WHOLE, LONG, DETAILED REVIW I PUT TOGETHER !!!

Las Vegas
20 April 2003
By Dave

What a great weekend. After the concert was over and we were walking out of the theater there were two people handing out fliers. Most weren't taking them but since it was outside a CC concert I thought I'd get one to see what it was. Well I grabbed two went to my room and threw them on my bed without even looking at what I had gotten. A few minutes later I got a call from Steve asking if I was going to the movie. I was a little confused as to what he was talking about. He asked if I had gotten one of the handouts when we left the concerts.
I put the phone down went to the bed and found this:

I guess you know where I went the following day. Steve, Kevin, and I went to the movies, never ever thought I ever go to a movie in Las Vegas.
Sure wish I could have gotten hold of Brad and a couple others.
Anyway I enjoyed the movie immensely.


Anaheim, CA
17 October 2002
By Lisa

Hi there Charlotte Church fans! I thought I'd stop by and give you some more information about this film. Just to first clear things off, the title of the flick will indeed be I'll Be There (which refers to a certain song that is sung in the movie). I just attended the first ever screening of the film in front of a test audience which took place in Anaheim, CA. Here is my summary.

I'll Be There depicts the relationships between a mother and a daughter and the rock star father the girl never knew she had. Church plays Olivia, a sixteen year old who runs a paper route and has a voice that is to die for. Her mother, Rebecca, would rather have her daughter work in the family's hair salon than become involved in the music industry. A strange set of events occur, and Olivia is eventually told by her mother that she is the daughter of former rock star of the 80's, Paul Keen (please forgive me if this character's name is incorrect). After daughter and father reunite, Rebecca tries to keep them apart because she believes that Paul's lifestyle is a negative influence on Olivia. Will the tension between family members alleviate?

I'll Be There is a great comedy filled with fine British humor and entertaining performances by the entire cast. I can tell that some of the American audience didn't understand much of the jokes. In the end, the general reaction to the film was great. Church does a great job in her first major film role. Her voice shines in the operatic opening sequence and in the pop ballad recording session. This film is perfect for people aged ten and up.

Mind you, the cut of the movie I saw is probably not exactly what you people will see in March of 2003. The film looked pretty good, but it wasn't a hundred percent polished. I might go check it out when it is finally released in theaters.

Director and star of the film, Craig Ferguson, was at the screening. I only had time to compliment him on the fine film he's done. He's a very handsom guy.

On a final note, you Charlotte Church fans really have something to look forward to. She's a natural - a perfect choice for the role. I'll Be There is no Crossroads. The film exceeds Britney Spears' first effort in every way. I certainly hope that Ms. Church decides to balance more films into her busy singing career. Charlotte's a great talent in every way.

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