Review of The One and Only Ivan (2020) by Chanekecholo — 13 Dec 2021

A family movie with a little well message to the kids, but a little bit boring.

This review of The One and Only Ivan (2020) was written by Chanekecholo on 13 Dec 2021.

The One and Only Ivan has generally received positive reviews.

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By Ben Kenigsberg (863) for The New York Times (9,847) on 20 Aug 2020

Mostly The One and Only Ivan consists of fairly standard Disney lessons, about the hardships of losing parents (real and surrogate) and how…

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By Michael Rechtshaffen (1,086) for The Hollywood Reporter (7,050) on 18 Aug 2020

Jolie, who also serves as producer along with Brigham Taylor and the late Allison Shearmur, invests her fragile pachyderm with a gentle, world-weary…

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By Steve Pond (235) for TheWrap (3,203) on 19 Aug 2020

It helps that the voice cast is spot-on, that the animals themselves – none real, all CG – are seamlessly rendered and that Cranston underplays…

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By Owen Gleiberman (3,271) for Variety (12,700) on 19 Aug 2020

The story takes no outsize turns, no big surprise twists…

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By Benjamin Lee (469) for The Guardian (2,969) on 18 Aug 2020

Rather than a heartwarming family favourite-in-the-making, The One and Only Ivan is just a vaguely watchable cookie-cutter caper thrown together…

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By Roger Moore (6,008) for Movie Nation (3,875) on 18 Aug 2020

Rendered toothless, with barely a hint of menace or humor, much less jokes or sight gags, “Ivan” plays as downbeat and dispirited…

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By Derek Smith (382) for Slant Magazine (8,298) on 18 Aug 2020

The charitable representation of Bryan Cranston’s character greatly diminishes the emotional resonance of the film’s dramatic turns in…

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By G. Allen Johnson (514) for San Francisco Chronicle (7,630) on 19 Aug 2020

The One and Only Ivan has within it a much more interesting film waiting to break out that really could have been for the whole family, but…

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By Lizza25 (4) on 01 Sep 2020

Lovely family film. It will make you cry and also smile…

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By Mark Feeney (434) for Boston Globe (6,852) on 19 Aug 2020

All the animals are computer-generated, not that you’d know it by looking at them…

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