"Bad Little Angel" features young Virginia Weidler in the lead. She's an orphan being raised by an old lady, Mrs. Perkins. Mrs. Perkins is a very religious lady and convinces Patsy that any time you need an answer you should randomly open the Bible and pick a verse to read. They try it and find a verse that talks about fleeing to Egypt and Patsy believes it. So, when soon after the old lady dies, instead of going back to the orphanage, Patsy literally runs off to Egypt. This Egypt, however, is a small American town of that name. There, she finds new friends and a family to care for her.
If this all sounds preachy in a bizarre sort of way, that's pretty much the case. While the film is never terrible, it does convey some rather strange messages. It makes me wonder what little Patsy would have done had she randomly opened the Bible and it happened to be the book "Song of Solomon". Strange and even occasionally good...but not occasionally enough.
If this all sounds preachy in a bizarre sort of way, that's pretty much the case. While the film is never terrible, it does convey some rather strange messages. It makes me wonder what little Patsy would have done had she randomly opened the Bible and it happened to be the book "Song of Solomon". Strange and even occasionally good...but not occasionally enough.