Review of The BFG (2016) by Jess_Hill — 16 Jul 2016
This is a charming but poorly paced film. The script is filled with the splendiferous **** of the novel, which does make it somewhat difficult to follow initially, and there are some delightfully beautiful cinematic moments that almost make seeing this in 3D worthwhile, but there's not much else here.
The children in the cinema were delighted with the third act, which is what saves this film, but the laboured build up and stuttering storyline made it initially disappointing. The performances are good but not brilliant, hampered by the heavy reliance on CGI which resulted in some unfocused moments.
A nice film, but not a splendiferous one. 7.
This review of The BFG (2016) was written by Jess_Hill on 16 Jul 2016.
The BFG has generally received positive reviews.
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