Christopher Robin
The bear of very
little brain has plenty of heart.
Much like
1991’s Hook, the sort-of-sequel to
the animated classic Peter Pan, Disney’s
Christopher Robin follows 1977’s The Many Adventures of Winnie the Pooh in similar fashion, opting for live-action over animation. A middle-aged Robin (Ewan
McGregor) is at risk of losing his job, while also slowly becoming estranged
from his wife (Hayley Atwell) and daughter (Bronte Carmichael). But everyone’s
favourite silly old bear soon reappears and leads Robin back into Hundred Acre
Wood for a brand new adventure. McGregor and Atwell are as charming as the
source material, while the film’s furrier – and fluffier – characters are as impressive as
the likes of Caesar et al of the Apes
films. Christopher Robin might only be half the adventure as last year’s Paddington 2, but it’s still as sweet as honey.
The Happytime Murders
Forget Kermy – this will make you squirmy.
Writing up a full review for Brian Henson's cop-buddy flick where humans co-exist with muppet-puppets wouldn’t be at all fair, considering I sprinted out of the cinema less than an hour in from fear of turning into a groucho. And whether it was the film’s mission to be a puppet pornzo, or whether it was down to the complete ridiculousness of it all, adding to that a particularly-unfunny Melissa McCarthy, doesn’t really matter. What does matter is avoiding this film at all costs, because once you see a puppet ejaculating his white stuffing all over the place, you simply can’t un-see it, and you'll certainly never look at Kermit and the gang in the same way again. In a film where stuffed creatures take centre stage, The Happytime Murders is far more "poo" than "Pooh". Today’s letter is “A” for “awful”.
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