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By Brian Viner (589) for Daily Mail (UK) (1,461) on 18 May 2016

It really does offer a huge treat for the whole family - with the caution that very young children might well be scared out of their wits by…

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By Leigh Singer (56) for IGN Movies (1,472) on 18 May 2016

Full of good-natured charm and wonder, but there's also a more subdued feel at play here…

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By Martyn Conterio (121) for SciFiNow (378) on 18 May 2016

The BFG is candy for the eyes and a beautifully imagined tale of two outsiders finding their place in the world…

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By Stephanie Zacharek (2,333) for TIME Magazine (1,130) on 18 May 2016

This ambitious blend of live action and computer animation runs the risk of being overwhelming and sterile, but it turns out to be a pleasing…

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By Luke Hearfield (3) for We Got This Covered (2,391) on 17 May 2016

Whilst The BFG won't be regarded as Spielberg's greatest cinematic achievement, it's still a superbly brilliant adaptation…

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By Richard Lawson (539) for Vanity Fair (761) on 16 May 2016

The movie lumbers along a bit plotlessly, struggling to capture any real emotional resonance beyond a general feeling of niceness…

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By Alison Willmore (681) for BuzzFeed News (197) on 16 May 2016

A movie that's comfortable, but also as soporific as a warm, stuffy room…

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By Bilge Ebiri (1,050) for Village Voice (8,525) on 16 May 2016

The film suffers from the one thing that Spielberg films almost never suffer from — stasis…

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By Àngel Quintana (30) for Caimán Cuadernos de Cine (109) on 15 May 2016

A film that works as an allegory of a lonely childhood and the necessity of looking for a protective figure. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Leonardo Garcia Tsao (41) for La Jornada (66) on 15 May 2016

The film is a return to the corny side of Spielberg's carreer that we thought was left behind after Munich and Lincoln. [Full review in Spanish]…

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By Nikola Grozdanovic (99) for The Playlist (3,871) on 14 May 2016

The BFG exceeds expectations thanks to Rylance’s performance, and joyously expounds the essence of a cherished children’s tale in all of…

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By Talia Soghomonian (8) for Collider (1,032) on 14 May 2016

Though it doesn't fully connect for adults, perhaps the most mesmerizing scene is when they visit the phosphorescent world from which The BFG…

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By Robbie Collin (1,612) for Daily Telegraph (UK) (2,495) on 14 May 2016

It’s a weighty technical accomplishment – the extraordinary detailed motion-capture technology alone, which stretches Rylance’s human…

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By Xan Brooks (287) for Observer (UK) (2,398) on 13 May 2016

Stitched together with an old-fashioned care that belies its performance-capture technique…

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By Simon Foster (434) for Screen-Space (209) on 13 May 2016

[The] only element of the entire production that inspires any kind of wonder is just how far from a satisfying adaptation the film proves to be…

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By Peter Debruge (1,557) for Variety (12,700) on 13 May 2016

No matter how fantastical the tale (and it gets pretty out-there at points), this splendid Steven Spielberg-directed adaptation makes it possible…

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By Dave Calhoun (583) for Time Out (7,510) on 13 May 2016

Flaws aside, this is a superior, inventive kids' film, and one that's bound to make Rylance's giant a favourite with younger audiences…

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By Rory O'connor (154) for The Film Stage (3,162) on 13 May 2016

Nobody could fault the detail of the art department’s work here, but there is an odd sluggishness to the imagery, as if the whole film is…

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By Donald Clarke (1,051) for Irish Times (1,391) on 13 May 2016

The sweet-voiced, eccentrically featured Mark Rylance is ideally cast as the titular Big Friendly Giant and the recent Oscar winner does not…

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By Eric Kohn (1,203) for indieWire (3,631) on 13 May 2016

An eager crowdpleaser from one of the world's greatest crowdpleasers, it gets the job done and nothing more…

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