Review of Mr. Peabody & Sherman (2014) by Foxgrove — 07 Mar 2014

Mr Peabody and Sherman is a really enjoyable entertainment, but one does wonder as to what type of audience it is aimed at and who will get the most from it. Adults will probably benefit from the sophisticated screenplay which is steeped in historical and cinematic references, but these will probably go over the heads of the average 20 year old let alone kids under 10.

Children will be able to appreciate and enjoy the archaic action and cute characters, and also be more forgiving of all the nonsense taking place in the final 20 minutes. The animation is everything we have come to expect, and Florence looks almost as lovely here as it did in 'A Room with a View'.

Gags about 'Spartacus' and 'The Runaway Bride' hit there mark and the whole film regularly amuses.