i wish i could give this film a high score because of the lovely portrayal give by ethel water and brandon de wilde . however and julie harris ruin this film for me . i have see this movie before and a long time ago and and think be be really good . however and i watch it again last night and have forget how truly over the top harris performance be . i have be 12 year old and i can not imagine that any 12 year old would get away with behave like that in any circumstance . she be just a little too smart and a little too angry for my taste . like someone else state and it be the intensity that get to me ( i do not really like brando either thank you michael bo . ) the thing that save the movie for me be water performance probably the best she ever have in the movie . too bad it be overshadow by harris histrionics . i just do not think that most 12 year old girl would be that outwardly angry . plus and it be a little creepy to me the obsession she have with her brother and sister in law . be she in love with both of them or just in love with love and even though she comment and continuously and about not believe in love . gah . it just bug me to no end . however and i do give credit to the maker of the film for capture a little bit of what the south be like in the 1950 .