The Goonies

The Goonies is an adventure comedy about a group of children who go on a treasure hunt. They live in a small, idyllic coastal town that a rich man is in the process of buying up to build a golf course. When Mikey finds an ancient treasure map in the attic, the children have few misgivings, for if they find real treasure, it could save their town.

The treasure hunt develops, however, into a perilous race against the psychopathic Fratelli family, with whom the children cross paths. An adversary no less dangerous is the long-dead pirate One-Eyed Willy, who has set up all sorts of cunning devices so that the treasure will not fall into other hands. The children nonetheless stand a good chance of making it thanks to their resourcefulness and .

The Goonies is entertaining, but it lacks the magic that a director like Steven Spielberg might have added had he directed it instead of merely producing. In the long run, the film is too silly and wearing for an adult audience. It is first and foremost a children's film, for this target group can probably relate more easily to the group of kids. It is clear that they are all meant to represent different types, and fortunately they are not all equally noisy and over the top. It is hard, for example, to resist Sean Astin's innocent and dreamy Mikey Walsh.