I really like Hayley Mills acting. Even the movies that were not up my alley it was Ms Mills performance that made it bearable. She shines in both family movies and drama but I prefer her in the latter. Also here she is the one carrying the movie. While not her best it's in my opinion better than The Trouble with Angels, The Moon-Spinners and The Chalk Garden. But I think the B/W movies Tiger Bay and Whistle down the Wind are superior to Sky West and Crooked. Pollyanna is on par with this movie. So yes I really liked the story. Ms Mills and the other kids upsetting the community and the priest with the idea of burying all kinds of dead animals in the local graveyard, sad but even mildly amusing at the same time. Once Ms Mills character discovers why she is so traumatized and her mother is so depressed, the movie starts to drag quite a bit. Her time with the gypsies is considerably less interesting than everything that happened before but it is of course vital to the story and its ending which I loved. I would rate it 6,5/10 but give it 7 stars as 6 is just too low for such a strong performance from the main actress.
Review of Gypsy Girl
