Cow Belles (2006)

It is a performances centric movie

Watch something else. There are very few redeeming qualities to this film.

A movie that not only functions as a solid scarefest but a razor-sharp satire.

The best films of this genre always show a path and provide a takeaway for being a better person.

Taylor (Aly Michalka) and Courtney Callum (AJ Michalka) are spoiled materialistic débutantes. Courtney has her expensive cotillion ball coming up. Taylor has nice car. Then the girls' irresponsibility burn the kitchen. Their dad (Jack Coleman) sent the girls to work at the family dairy business to learn some values. They are horrible at their jobs and worry more about themselves. While their father is away, the dairy gets into trouble after a lot of money disappears. The girls have to put aside their selfishness and save the business without their father.Simply put, the production looks poor and the girls are too selfish for too long especially Courtney. The girls are good enough actors for a simple Disney TV movie but don't expect much more. Their house is not nice enough for the girls to be that spoiled. They don't look outrageously wealthy but they certainly act like it. Courtney is just too annoyingly clueless for far too long in the movie. There are too many things in this movie that seems to be tone deaf. It's not that good even considering the lower expectations.

Taylor Callum (Alyson Michalka) and her slightly younger sister, Courtney (Amanda Michalka) are the daughters of a fairly well-off dairy owner. In such a light, their spending habits are monumental and they even divide up the "color scheme" of their yearly wardrobes so that they don't duplicate any outfit between them. Yet, one day, even their usually complacent father has reached the end of his rope. Small wonder. Taylor caused a neighbor's truck to end up in a pond and both girls managed to set the kitchen on fire through their carelessness. Father Callum decrees that the girls will work in the family dairy to pay for their mistakes. This is indeed a harsh punishment, as the girls know nothing about the "work ethic" and are astounded to find that they have to get up at 5:30 am and work eight hours a day! Yet, when their father goes on an extended vacation, the dairy suddenly takes a downward turn, thanks to some skullduggery by one of the high ranking employees. It is up to the girls to figure out how to save the jobs and the essence of their father's business. Can they do it, even as Taylor attention is diverted towards a local dairy farmer's son and Courtney has her eye on a handsome foreign exchange student and her debutante ball? This is a charming film aimed at young girls and their families but, truly, enjoyable for females of almost any age. The two young stars have their "clueless" act down pat and the other performers are quite nice, too, especially the good-looking young males that are the object of the girls' affections. The dairy country setting is lovely beyond words and is another reason to see the film, absolutely. All other production values are high as well. However, on the costuming, the girls' outfits are of, sadly, the now-normal, far-from-modest variety (lowcut tops and short skirts) that might make the film objectionable for some viewers. Yet, the movie's heart is in the right place as its lessons of hard work, perseverance, and thinking of others are a top priority. If you are looking for a "nice" film to show a girl-oriented audience, this one rings up as a true winner. For, truly, females from 10 to 80 and beyond will find the flick to be a "mother's milk" for their romantic souls

this movie is good i liked it. you learn a lot about girls who live in the rich live and see how they react when they have to work at a factory to make up for something they did wrong. in this case a cow factory. well these girls manage to pull it off and have some fun at the same time. making of the movie they were having a blast as they say. the girls said to me that in the making of the movie is was a blast and working with the cows were unexpected, but cool at the same time. from my perspective the girls had fun and well they were having fun they were making a great movie for the audiences. overall this movie will be a 10+ for audiences that are well any age!

This movie really surprised me because I thought it was going to be another "dumb blonde" movie but it really had purpose and meaning.The plot line was really good and I think it teaches kids a lot about responsibility and life in the real world. I think that the duo of Aly and AJ was really good, I think that being sisters in real life is good for on-screen chemistry. They had that real sibling "love" that was really great. All the actors were great except the french guy who seemed a little fake to me but he was OK. Though I must say that the guys weren't too hard to look at. Especially Michael Travino as Jackson he was really good. I really like this movie and it seemed like is should have been more than a Disney channel original movie.