"Now and Then"

What an absolutely sweet movie. It's sort of a "Stand by Me" for girls. The film starts with four BFFs reuniting for the birth of one of their daughters. Then the story jumps back in time to them growing up in suburbia in the 1970s, when they were 12-years old. They're involved in all sorts of escapades including first encounters with boys, being obsessed with a kid who mysteriously died 20 years before and other capers. The four girls' meeting with a young Vietnam vet was worth the price of admission for me--a heartfelt moment that I found quite touching and subtly profound. It stars some big name stars but the younger actors steal the show.
4 out of 5 stars