The cinematography is nicer and more lush than most children’s movies–sweeping Appalachian ... However, the most troubling aspect of “Tuck Everlasting” is its love-story framing of the main story.

Tuck Everlasting (1975) is a children’s fantasy novel that explores ... One day, she interacts with Jesse, a boy in the woods. Jesse has a secret and refuses to share his spring water with her.