Review of Dean Spanley (2008) by Ethan T — 05 Feb 2009
An undiscovered gem of a movie, this UK-NZ co-production has an excellent cast (Peter O'Toole, Sam Neill, Jeremy Northam, Bryan Brown) and a deftly-told whimsical story of a churchman who regresses to his past life as a spaniel when plied with top-class Tokay.
It's not played for cheap laughs; rather, it's a energetic re-shaping of the classic Scrooge tale with generous but clever humour. O'Toole is particularly excellent as the curmudgeonly Fisk Senior.
Definitely one to take your parents or grandparents to see.
This review of Dean Spanley (2008) was written by Ethan T on 05 Feb 2009.
Dean Spanley has generally received very positive reviews.
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