Review of The BFG (2016) by Carfan1999 — 11 Aug 2016
The BFG, or Big Friendly Giant's greatest achievement is the visual effects. The details are amazing and the majority of scenes are simply beautiful. Mark Rylance's vocal performance is calm and soothing, giving the BFG his titular name.
The little girl Sophie also performs quite well. Steven Spielberg's direction gives the BFG an old fashioned feel and conveys warmth. This easily is the most heartwarming film so far this year and I left the theatre with a smile on my face.
However, despite the cuteness and great effects, there's sadly not much else. The simple story is fine, but the film is overlong. The pacing is too slow and several scenes go on for far too long. For comparison, Willa Wonka and the Chocolate Factory; another film based from a Roald Dahl book; was 1 hour 29 minutes.
This is a full 2 hours. Had the BFG been 30 minutes shorter, had faster pacing, and more action; it would had been perfect. But as is, the BFG is a beautiful, simple, and cute movie; although overlong, boring in places, and lacking much action.
This review of The BFG (2016) was written by Carfan1999 on 11 Aug 2016.
The BFG has generally received positive reviews.
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