“Now if you’re ready and silent, I shall try again.”

From The Secret Garden.

After losing her parents in the turmoil of 1947’s India, the young Mary (Dixie Egerickx) is sent to live with her estranged uncle, Mr. Craven (Colin Firth) at his run-down estate. When she arrives in England, Mr. Craven’s housekeeper, Mrs. Medlock (Julie Walters), informs Mary of the various rules of the house, the rooms she is not allowed to enter, and the harsh changes from her formerly privileged life. During the night, Mary hears crying and other noises coming from somewhere in the house, but when she asks Martha (Isis Davis), the maid about the noise, Martha claims that it is only the wind. In the woods, Mary finds a stray dog, which she names Jemima, and that ultimately leads to Mary finding an almost-magical garden that has long been locked away and forgotten. Jemima is Mary’s only friend until she follows the crying one night and finds a bedridden cousin, Colin (Edan Hayhurst), that she didn’t know existed, and the two form an uneasy friendship of sorts. Soon after, Mary meets Martha’s younger brother, Dickon (Amir Wilson), and once she shows him the garden, he helps by pruning it. Colin is sure that he’s dying, but Mary’s positive that he’s really okay, so she and Dickon sneak Colin out to the garden. Both Mary and Colin are grieving from the loss of their mothers, but Mary’s firm belief in the magic of the garden pushes her to risk everything in her new life to help everyone in her family heal.

This newest film adaptation of the classic story is simultaneously sweet and magical. Following with the original story, there is a wide range of difficult emotions that are sometimes painfully and accurately depicted, especially from the talented young Egerickx. With lots of heart and magnificent special effects, The Secret Garden is a captivating retelling for a new generation.

| Rated: PG| Running Time: 106 minutes |Genre: fantasy/drama| ||Family Viewing||Cursing: 0 of 10|Nudity: 0 of 10|Sexuality: 0 of 10|Gore: 1 of 10 |AVAILABLE FOR HOME VIEWING|