Little Secrets

It's a beguiling exploration of friendship, trust, truth, insecurity and, yes, secrets.

Its greeting card look and feel aside, Little Secrets is an otherwise worthy family entertainment.

Treu and screenwriter Jessica Barondes may not have their ears to the ground that's trod by real kids, but as they did with their previous film, "Wish Upon a Star," they're allowed to dream.

Treu's sweet-spirited vision of life, and the winning performances of his ensemble of kid actors, gradually broke down most of my resistance.

A genuine PG, gentle and wholesome almost all the way through. It's not a great movie, but it should attract family audiences.

Despite its extraordinary theme, the film wades again and again into the kind of ordinary territory befitting its muted if glossy made-for-TV look and its tinkling, whimsically modern piano score.

It's a fable that descends rapidly into nonsense.